De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jun 14, 2004 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on June 14, 2004 near Gatineau, Quebec, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: The TSB could not determine the cause; the...
- Date: June 14, 2004
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The TSB could not determine the cause; the aircraft struck the water for undetermined reasons. Expired airworthiness directive compliance and the pilot's long gap since instructor training were identified as risks.
A solo training flight in a DHC-2 Beaver seaplane on the Ottawa River made touch-and-go landings and then descended in a steep nose-down attitude. The right float struck the water, and the aircraft tumbled and broke up. The pilot, who was wearing a seatbelt, sustained head injuries and drowned, and the aircraft sank before rescuers could reach it.