De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jun 19, 2000 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on June 19, 2000 near Hotnarko Lake, British Columbia, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: A stall in a turn shortly...
- Date: June 19, 2000
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Hotnarko Lake, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A stall in a turn shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was overloaded beyond its maximum gross weight with the center of gravity aft of limits, and the pilot retracted flaps and reduced power before the climb was established.
A DHC-2 Beaver floatplane took off from Hotnarko Lake with the pilot, six passengers and fishing gear, well above its maximum takeoff weight. Soon after takeoff it stalled in a left turn, rolled and struck the lake surface before recovering, then broke apart and sank. Three occupants drowned, while the pilot and the other passengers got out of the wreck.