De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Oct 10, 2016 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on October 10, 2016 near Laidman Lake, British Columbia, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: TSB A16P0180: optical...
- Date: October 10, 2016
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Laidman Lake, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: TSB A16P0180: optical illusions in snow covered mountainous terrain and an out of limit weight and balance condition likely led to an accelerated stall and loss of control; the absence of a stall warning system removed a defence.
A privately operated de Havilland DHC2 Beaver on amphibious floats (C GEWG) left Vanderhoof, British Columbia, on a day VFR flight to Laidman Lake on 10 October 2016 with the pilot and four passengers aboard. About 24 minutes into the flight it struck terrain about 11 nm east of the lake. The pilot was killed, two passengers were seriously injured and two had minor injuries. TSB report A16P0180 found an out of limit weight and balance condition and optical illusions likely led to an accelerated stall and loss of control.