De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Aug 29, 2003 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on August 29, 2003 near Penticton, British Columbia, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft could not clear...
- Date: August 29, 2003
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft could not clear high terrain in a climb because of density altitude and high weight, and the pilot did not turn away from the terrain for reasons that could not be determined.
A DHC-2 Beaver amphibian operated by Harris Air Freight, with three people aboard, took off from Penticton on a flight toward Calgary and struck high terrain in a climb about seven minutes later. The airplane was overloaded for its STC and the post-impact fire spread to nearby forest.