De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Aug 21, 2010 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on August 21, 2010 near Kaminshak Bay, Alaska, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Undetermined. The wreckage...
- Date: August 21, 2010
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Kaminshak Bay, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Undetermined. The wreckage was fragmented and largely not recovered, so the sequence of events leading to the apparent in-flight collision with the water could not be established.
A Branch River Air Service DHC-2 Beaver on an air taxi flight from a remote lagoon at Swikshak to King Salmon took off with three passengers in heavy rain and reduced visibility. It did not arrive, and an extensive search failed to find it. Small fragments washed ashore about 28 miles northeast, and most of the aircraft has never been recovered, so the fate of all four occupants is presumed fatal.