De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jul 16, 2010 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on July 16, 2010 near Chute des Passes, Quebec, Canada with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot took off and continued in...
- Date: July 16, 2010
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Chute des Passes, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot took off and continued in weather below VFR minimums, which led to inadvertent instrument conditions and controlled flight into terrain. The lack of pilot decision-making training for air taxi operators and the unsafe rear seat arrangement were contributing factors.
An Air Saguenay Beaver on floats departed under VFR on a charter flight into adverse weather and the pilot decided on a precautionary landing. The weather deteriorated into instrument conditions and the aircraft struck a mountain west-south-west of Lac Peribonka, then burned after impact. The pilot and three passengers were killed, one passenger was seriously injured and one had minor injuries.