De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jul 19, 1996 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on July 19, 1996 near Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's decision to continue VFR...
- Date: July 19, 1996
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to keep adequate clearance from rising terrain. Rising terrain and clouds were associated factors.
A Beaver cargo flight from Hoonah to Elfin Cove in southeast Alaska flew into low cloud while crossing a mountain pass. It collided with rising terrain about a mile off the planned track and was partly consumed by a post-impact fire. The single pilot was killed.