De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, May 13, 2019 (5 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on May 13, 2019 near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Limitations of see and avoid and...
- Date: May 13, 2019
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Limitations of see and avoid and absence of visual and aural traffic alerts on both airplanes
A float equipped DHC 2 Beaver on a sightseeing flight from Rudyerd Bay to Ketchikan collided in midair with a DHC 3 Otter about 8 miles northeast of Ketchikan. The Beaver broke up in the air and all five on board were killed. The NTSB blamed the limits of see and avoid and the lack of alerts from the traffic display systems.