De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Oct 31, 1988 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on October 31, 1988 near Nandawar, New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot forgot the...
- Date: October 31, 1988
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Nandawar, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot forgot the powerlines were there and did not see or avoid them. No defect contributing to the accident was found.
On 31 October 1988 de Havilland Beaver VH-AAK, flown by its owner Clarry McCarthy on agricultural work from the Nandawar airstrip, struck powerlines with its outboard right wing during his sixth superphosphate load. The wing separated and the aircraft hit the ground nose down about 169 m from the lines. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.