De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crash, Jul 31, 2020 (6 killed)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver accident on July 31, 2020 near Soldotna, Alaska, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Failure of both pilots to see and...
- Date: July 31, 2020
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
- Location: Soldotna, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane; the PA 12 pilot flew with a known severe vision deficiency and there was no requirement for airborne traffic advisory systems with aural alerting.
A float equipped DHC 2 Beaver on a charter flight from Longmere Lake collided in flight with a Piper PA 12 near Soldotna, Alaska. The Beaver pilot and five passengers and the PA 12 pilot were killed. The NTSB found both pilots failed to see and avoid the other airplane.