De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Aug 9, 2015 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on August 9, 2015 near Barkárdal, Northeastern Region, Iceland with 1 fatality. Cause: Icelandic accident...
- Date: August 9, 2015
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Barkárdal, Northeastern Region, Iceland
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Icelandic accident investigation board (RNSA, reported in some sources as ITSB): the aircraft was well over its maximum gross weight, which considerably degraded its performance; the crew flew VFR into conditions that were IMC and misjudged the valley terrain, and the aircraft most likely incurred severe carburetor icing. Human factors included continuation bias, overconfidence and poor fuel and weight briefing.
A DHC 2 Beaver ferry flight (N610LC) with a pilot and a contracted ferry pilot left Akureyri for Keflavik under VFR on 9 August 2015, bound for sale in Minneapolis. After two turnarounds in cloud, the pilots entered the narrow Barkardalur valley and crashed in its head during a further turn. The ferry pilot was killed in a post crash fire and the pilot was severely injured.