De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, May 17, 2008 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on May 17, 2008 near Stehekin, Washington, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to retract the...
- Date: May 17, 2008
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Stehekin, Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to retract the landing gear before the water landing, with the gear warning disabled and fatigue after 19 consecutive duty days as contributing factors.
A Beaver on a charter flight to a lake at Stehekin was flown with its landing gear still extended, because the gear warning had been disabled by pulling a circuit breaker. On the water landing the aircraft nosed over and floated inverted. Two passengers died and the others survived.