De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Sep 20, 2004 (5 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on September 20, 2004 near Sitka, Alaska, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The wreckage was...
- Date: September 20, 2004
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Sitka, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. The wreckage was never found and no cause could be established; poor weather was reported along the route.
A float-equipped de Havilland Beaver on an air taxi flight from Sitka to a remote lodge at Warm Springs Bay with four passengers was reported overdue and never arrived. The airplane was never located and is presumed to have crashed in the rugged terrain, with all five occupants presumed killed.