De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Sep 21, 2006 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on September 21, 2006 near Swikshak Lagoon, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: September 21, 2006
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Swikshak Lagoon, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed while turning to reverse direction, causing an inadvertent stall. Wind gusts were a contributing factor.
A Beaver on a lodge charter took off from a narrow stream near Kodiak into strong northerly winds. The pilot made a steep left turn at low height, the aircraft stalled and dropped into marsh terrain, and the right wing folded. One passenger was killed and the others survived.