De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jul 7, 2001 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on July 7, 2001 near Nestor Falls, Ontario, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: The power line was invisible except at...
- Date: July 7, 2001
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Nestor Falls, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The power line was invisible except at very short range and was not marked; the pilot was flying at very low altitude and likely did not see it.
A de Havilland Beaver seaplane departed a lake in northern Ontario at very low altitude and under high power, and its right wing struck a power line strung across a channel. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. The TSB found the wire was essentially invisible at short range and unmarked.