De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Sep 24, 1996, Lake Brooks
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on September 24, 1996 near Lake Brooks, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: September 24, 1996
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Lake Brooks, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb, causing an inadvertent stall; turbulence was a related factor.
A float-equipped de Havilland Beaver departing a remote Alaskan lake with a pilot and three passengers was caught by a gust in a left turn while its flaps were being raised. The flap system had not been pumped up properly, and the aircraft stalled in a steep left bank so the left wing struck the lake. The airframe was substantially damaged but no one was killed.