De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, May 22, 2006, Hallo Bay
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on May 22, 2006 near Hallo Bay, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot inadequately evaluated...
- Date: May 22, 2006
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Hallo Bay, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot inadequately evaluated the weather and chose rough water for takeoff, so the aircraft struck ocean swells during the initial climb. Windshear, rough water and buckling of the float assemblies contributed.
A Part 135 sightseeing flight in an amphibious Beaver on floats attempted to take off from Hallo Bay, Alaska, on 22 May 2006 in a 15 to 20 knot wind and 4 to 6 foot swells. The aircraft struck a wave, the floats were crushed and it began to sink. All occupants got into the water and were rescued by Coast Guard aircraft and helicopters, several of them severely hypothermic.