De Havilland plane crashes

544 crashes involving De Havilland aircraft since 1980, with 2,251 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 544
Fatal crashes: 329
Fatalities: 2,251
First recorded: January 14, 1980
Most recent: July 23, 2026

Deadliest

June 21, 1989: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Tarma, Junín, Peru (62 fatalities)
April 16, 1992: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base), Nairobi City District, Kenya (52 fatalities)
March 12, 2018: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal (51 fatalities)
February 12, 2009: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Buffalo, New York, USA, United States (50 fatalities)
September 1, 1982: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Valladolid, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (44 fatalities)

Models

Countries

Years

1996 (25)
1983 (22)
1989 (22)
1986 (21)
1981 (20)
1984 (19)
1995 (19)
1982 (17)
1988 (17)
1980 (16)
1990 (15)
1999 (15)

All crashes (page 1 of 6)

July 23, 2026: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Shallow Bay, Sucia Island, Washington, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 20, 2026: De Havilland DHC-8-100 Dash-8, Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
September 13, 2025: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Makepeace Lake, Manitoba, Canada (4 fatalities)
June 8, 2025: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tullahoma-William Northern Field, Tennessee, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 2, 2025: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
April 25, 2025: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand (6 fatalities)
March 22, 2025: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Ceel Xabaalbow, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia (5 fatalities)
October 20, 2024: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Panua Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
August 9, 2024: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), Malakal, Upper Nile, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
August 8, 2024: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Pieri, Jonglei, South Sudan (3 fatalities)
June 16, 2024: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada (1 fatality)
January 2, 2024: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
December 27, 2023: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 28, 2023: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Gold River, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 20, 2023: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Half Moon Bay, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
October 13, 2022: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Pluto Lake, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 4, 2022: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Mutiny Bay, Washington, USA, United States (10 fatalities)
July 26, 2022: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Anchorage-Lake Hood, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 29, 2022: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sanosware, Dhawalagiri, Nepal (22 fatalities)
May 24, 2022: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Dry Bay, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 11, 2022: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Nanga Eboko, Centre, Cameroon (11 fatalities)
September 15, 2021: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Bilogai-Sugapa, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
August 5, 2021: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
July 21, 2021: De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8), Bur Ache, Geedo, Somalia (0 fatalities)
July 12, 2021: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya (1 fatality)
July 8, 2021: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Örebro, Närke, Sweden (9 fatalities)
July 31, 2020: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Soldotna, Alaska, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
July 14, 2020: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Beledweyne-Haji-Sheikh Mahmud Hasan (Ugas Khalif), Hiiraan, Somalia (0 fatalities)
July 5, 2020: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
January 12, 2020: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Sadiqabad, Punjab, Pakistan (2 fatalities)
October 26, 2019: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada (3 fatalities)
September 18, 2019: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kampung Mamontoga, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
August 16, 2019: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8), Kichwa Tembo, Rift Valley, Kenya (0 fatalities)
July 30, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 19, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Seldovia, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
July 15, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Mistastin Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (7 fatalities)
July 12, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lake Boulène, Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
July 11, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 20, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Metlakatla, Alaska, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
May 13, 2019: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
May 13, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
May 8, 2019: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Yangon-Mingaladon, Yangon Region, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
February 25, 2019: De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash-7), Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF (Camp Humphreys), Gyeonggi, South Korea (0 fatalities)
September 20, 2018: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Igiugig, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 30, 2018: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mojo, Oromia, Ethiopia (18 fatalities)
August 11, 2018: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 10, 2018: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Ketron Island, Washington, USA, United States (1 fatality)
August 4, 2018: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Mt Kahiltna, Alaska, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
July 18, 2018: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Willow Lake, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
July 10, 2018: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Hydaburg, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 12, 2018: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal (51 fatalities)
December 31, 2017: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cottage Point, New South Wales, Australia (6 fatalities)
May 24, 2017: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Perris Valley, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 31, 2016: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Ilaga, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
October 24, 2016: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma, Dire Dawa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
October 10, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Laidman Lake, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
September 30, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lopez Island, Washington, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 8, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Iliamna, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 15, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Elwyn Creek, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
May 10, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lumby, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 9, 2016: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fentress, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 24, 2016: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dana, Dhawalagiri, Nepal (23 fatalities)
December 4, 2015: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India (0 fatalities)
October 2, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dubai-Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
October 2, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Bajaja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (10 fatalities)
September 30, 2015: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany (0 fatalities)
September 15, 2015: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Iliamna, Alaska, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
September 6, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Louisburg-North Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 23, 2015: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada (6 fatalities)
August 9, 2015: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Barkárdal, Northeastern Region (Norðurland eystra), Iceland (1 fatality)
July 2, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kuredu Island, North Central Province, Maldives (0 fatalities)
June 25, 2015: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Ella Lake, Alaska, USA, United States (9 fatalities)
March 8, 2015: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Hubli, Karnataka, India (0 fatalities)
September 20, 2014: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
July 11, 2014: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Saint John Harbour, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 25, 2014: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kennedy Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
February 16, 2014: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dihidanda, Lumbini, Nepal (18 fatalities)
January 29, 2014: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8), Ilulissat, Qaasuitsup Kommunia, Greenland (0 fatalities)
October 10, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia (2 fatalities)
October 5, 2013: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8), Acandí, Chocó, Colombia (4 fatalities)
August 22, 2013: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Ivanhoe Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada (1 fatality)
August 16, 2013: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Hesquiat Lake, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
August 12, 2013: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 24, 2013: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Thorne Bay, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 7, 2013: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Soldotna, Alaska, USA, United States (10 fatalities)
June 4, 2013: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Petersburg-James A. Johnson, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
May 16, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Jomsom, Dhawalagiri, Nepal (0 fatalities)
April 17, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
January 23, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Elizabeth, All Antarctica, Antarctica (3 fatalities)
October 1, 2012: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, Borumba Dam, Queensland, Australia (6 fatalities)
August 25, 2012: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kenai, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 25, 2012: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lillabelle Lake, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 13, 2012: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Peachland, British Columbia, Canada (3 fatalities)
April 9, 2012: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), Kigoma, Kigoma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
March 13, 2012: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Niblack, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 9, 2012: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Caballococha, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
October 13, 2011: De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8), Madang, Madang, Papua New Guinea (28 fatalities)
September 23, 2011: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Kodiak, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 22, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
July 11, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Maadhiggaru Falhu, North Central Province, Maldives (0 fatalities)