De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Aug 21, 1989 (6 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on August 21, 1989 near Taltheilei Narrows, Northwest Territories, Canada with 6 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft...
- Date: August 21, 1989
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Taltheilei Narrows, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft stalled during a downwind turn in severe wind shear, and the pilot could not regain control before impact.
A float equipped de Havilland DHC 2 Beaver registered C-GUJY operated by Sioux Narrows Airways crashed into Great Slave Lake after takeoff near Taltheilei Narrows, Northwest Territories, on 21 August 1989. All six people aboard were killed and the aircraft burned after impact.