De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Dec 19, 1994 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on December 19, 1994 near Cooplacurripa, New South Wales, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control after a...
- Date: December 19, 1994
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Cooplacurripa, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after a stall during a turn, following windshear and turbulence while climbing at near maximum weight, with the load not jettisoned; the reason the load was not dumped could not be determined.
A DHC-2 Beaver was spraying superphosphate from a hill airstrip near Cooplacurripa on its seventh flight of the day at near maximum weight. Windshear and turbulence on the climb reduced performance, and the pilot turned away from rising terrain, stalled and dove into the hillside, where it burst into flames. The load was not dumped and the pilot was killed.