De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Sep 29, 1997 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on September 29, 1997 near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Excessive climb and turning...
- Date: September 29, 1997
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Excessive climb and turning maneuver at low altitude, causing an inadvertent stall, with the stall warning system intentionally disabled.
The modified Beaver was seen taking off from calm water at Ketchikan and climbing steeply at a nose-high attitude. It entered a steep left bank about 200 feet up, rolled right and struck the water. The stall warning had been disabled and the ventral fin was not fitted; the pilot was killed.