De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Dec 6, 1979 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on December 6, 1979 near Captains Flat New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: In-flight failure of the...
- Date: December 6, 1979
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Captains Flat New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In-flight failure of the fin attachment bolts, after which the fin and rudder folded onto the tailplane and removed control
A DHC-2 Beaver (VH-MLB) on a local topdressing flight near Captains Flat, New South Wales, went out of control and crashed in a field. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The investigation led to fleet-wide inspections of fin attachment bolts and an airworthiness directive grounding all DHC-2 Beavers until bolts were replaced.