De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jan 8, 1986 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on January 8, 1986 near Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control for...
- Date: January 8, 1986
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control for undetermined reasons, after the pilot departed into known icing conditions in an aircraft not certified for icing, according to the Canadian Aviation Safety Board.
An RCMP operated de Havilland Beaver crashed on the ice of Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, on 8 January 1986 shortly after leaving the Welcome Bay ice strip. The aircraft climbed steeply into cloud and came down a mile north of the strip, and all four occupants were killed. It was the second leg of a flight that began at La Ronge.