De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Aug 8, 2016, Iliamna
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on August 8, 2016 near Iliamna, Alaska, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: August 8, 2016
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A de Havilland DHC 2 Beaver floatplane operated by Rapids Camp Lodge took off from Crosswinds Lake, about 40 miles south of Iliamna in Katmai National Park, with passengers on board on 8 August 2016. According to the NTSB preliminary account, it did not become airborne before reaching the southwest shoreline and struck rising terrain there. The pilot and three passengers were injured; the NTSB final cause was not found in the sources reviewed.