De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jul 26, 1984 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on July 26, 1984 near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Pilot flew into a canyon whose...
- Date: July 26, 1984
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot flew into a canyon whose climb gradient the aircraft could not achieve, with inadequate in flight planning and decision making by the pilot in command (NTSB as summarized by ASN)
A Promech Air de Havilland Beaver N4787C flying from Yes Bay to Ketchikan, Alaska, on 26 July 1984 flew into a canyon where the required climb gradient exceeded the aircraft's performance and struck rising terrain. Two of the seven occupants were killed. The NTSB investigated under report SEA84FA185.