De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Mar 13, 2012, Niblack
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on March 13, 2012 near Niblack, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's decision to depart in...
- Date: March 13, 2012
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Niblack, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's decision to depart in marginal visual conditions and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
A Southeast Aviation Beaver on a charter flight took off from an off-airport site near Niblack, Alaska, in marginal visual conditions. Visibility dropped to near zero in heavy snow, and while trying to follow the shoreline the pilot turned toward what he thought was open water, struck a rock outcrop with a float and landed in the water. Both people aboard survived and were taken to hospital.