De Havilland DHC-2 accidents

The NTSB database holds 265 accidents and incidents involving the De Havilland DHC-2, recorded between 1963 to 2026. 58 of them were fatal (22%), and 207 people died.

The deadliest year was 1974, with 13 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (24 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Unknown/Not Reported.

96 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

265

Records

Fatal

207

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1963 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 169 of 265 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 9

1970s 52

1980s 56

1990s 50

2000s 52

2010s 32

2020s 14

Where these happened

United States 253 Canada 7 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Belgium 1 France 1 Mexico 1

Operators involved

Tyee Airlines 4 Rust's Flying Service, Inc. 4 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. 3 U.s. Dept. of the Interior 2 Venture Travel, LLC 2 Sea Airmotive 2

All 265 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Apr 1969	De Havilland DHC-2 N167W	Craig, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Simpson Air SE	Fatal	9
9 Dec 1982	De Havilland DHC-2 N68081	Near Klawock, Alaska, United States	Tyee Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	8
12 Sep 1975	De Havilland DHC-2 N64392	Kijik, Alaska, United States no coordinates	National Park	Fatal	8
31 Jul 2020	De Havilland DHC-2 N4982U	Soldotna, Alaska, United States	High Adventure Air Charter	Fatal	7
1 Oct 1977	De Havilland DHC-2 N64391	Stevens Pass, Washington, United States no coordinates	Kenmore Air HA	Fatal	7
5 Aug 2021	De Havilland DHC-2 MK.I N1249K	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Southeast Aviation LLC	Fatal	6
13 May 2019	De Havilland DHC-2 N952DB	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Mountain Air Service LLC	Fatal	6
23 Aug 2015	De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I C-FKRJ	Lac Long, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
7 Aug 1994	De Havilland DHC-2 N126UA	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	6
30 Jul 1992	De Havilland DHC-2 MARK 1 N67151	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Ronald R. McMillian	Fatal	6
13 Sep 1978	De Havilland DHC-2 N37741	Whittier, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Travel	Fatal	6
5 Aug 2018	De Havilland DHC-2 N323KT	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	K2 Aviation	Fatal	5
17 Aug 2007	De Havilland DHC-2 N345KA	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
24 Jul 2007	De Havilland DHC-2 N995WA	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Venture Travel LLC	Fatal	5
20 Sep 2004	De Havilland DHC-2 N712TS	Sitka, Alaska, United States	Harris Aircraft Services Inc.	Fatal	5
9 Sep 1998	De Havilland DHC-2 N1433Z	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Rust's Flying Service, Inc.	Fatal	5
21 Jun 1995	De Havilland DHC-2 N1348	Nondalton, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	5
25 Nov 1978	De Havilland DHC-2 N37906	Hydaburg, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Tyee Airlines	Fatal	5
13 Jan 1975	De Havilland DHC-2 N1944	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Channel Flying	Fatal	5
17 Oct 1974	De Havilland DHC-2 N129WA	Kassan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Webber Airline	Fatal	5
15 Sep 1967	De Havilland DHC-2 N2118	Whitewater Lk, Canada no coordinates	Skubic Brother	Fatal	5
13 Sep 2025	De Havilland DHC-2 MK. 1 C-FDPW	St Theresa, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
21 Aug 2010	De Havilland DHC-2 N9313Z	Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States	Branch River Air Service	Fatal	4
18 May 2004	De Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 C-GQHT	Fawcett Lake, Canada	Pickeral Arm Camps	Fatal	4
12 Jul 2002	De Havilland DHC-2 N3129F	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Minta Inc	Fatal	4
27 Nov 1999	De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I N666XT	Washougal, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	4
5 Jul 1997	De Havilland DHC-2 N5164G	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Aug 1985	De Havilland DHC-2 MK.1 N68085	Tutna Lake, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
5 Nov 1983	De Havilland DHC-2 N9006	Challis, Idaho, United States	Air Unlimited	Fatal	4
15 Nov 1974	De Havilland DHC-2 N9770Z	Hoonah, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Southeast Sky*	Fatal	4
13 Aug 1974	De Havilland DHC-2 N7620	Anaktuvuk, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Merric AVN.	Fatal	4
13 Oct 1996	De Havilland DHC-2 N64276	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Aug 1994	De Havilland DHC-2 N17394	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Talnon Air Service	Fatal	3
31 Aug 1993	De Havilland DHC-2 N64273	Iliamna, Alaska, United States	Rainbow King, Inc	Fatal	3
26 Sep 1985	De Havilland DHC-2 N5317G	Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Willow Air Service	Fatal	3
14 May 1976	De Havilland DHC-2 N3010F	Acapulco, Mexico no coordinates	Drug Enfcmt AD	Fatal	3
20 May 2019	De Havilland DHC 2 N67667	Metlakatla, Alaska, United States	Venture Travel, LLC	Fatal	2
17 May 2008	De Havilland DHC-2 MK I N9558Q	Stehekin, Washington, United States	Lake Chelan Air Service, Inc.	Fatal	2
16 Sep 2006	De Havilland DHC-2 N836KA	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	Alex T. Stack	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1989	De Havilland DHC-2 N62873	Pelican, Alaska, United States	Channel Flying Service	Fatal	2
18 Apr 1978	De Havilland DHC-2 N4747S	Cordova, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Chitna Air SER	Fatal	2
19 Jul 2018	De Havilland DHC-2 N9878R	Willow, Alaska, United States	Alaska Skyways, Inc.	Fatal	1
16 Jul 2016	De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I C-GWDW	Telegraph Creek, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Aug 2015	De Havilland DHC 2 N610LC	Akureyri, Iceland	-	Fatal	1
21 Sep 2006	De Havilland DHC-2 N5154G	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	Alaska Sportsman's Lodge, LLC.	Fatal	1
29 Aug 2002	De Havilland DHC-2 MK3 N4478	Aleknagik, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
30 Jul 1998	De Havilland DHC-2 N123EF	Nondalton, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
30 Sep 1997	De Havilland DHC-2 N4787C	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Promech Air, Inc.	Fatal	1
12 Dec 1996	De Havilland DHC-2 N67694	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Taquan Air Service	Fatal	1
19 Jul 1996	De Havilland DHC-2 N54LA	Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States	Lynden Air Cargo	Fatal	1