De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Dec 12, 1996 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on December 12, 1996 near Port Johnson, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot did not adequately...
- Date: December 12, 1996
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Port Johnson, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot did not adequately compensate for gusty wind and let airspeed drop, causing an inadvertent stall and collision with the water.
A Taquan Air DHC-2 Beaver took off from Port Johnson in gusty wind. As it climbed over the bay, the wind gust caused the airplane to descend and the right wing dropped, and it crashed into the water. The passenger escaped through the windshield, and the pilot, still strapped in, was recovered days later.