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 1978, 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 France.
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
58
Fatal
207
Deaths
22%
Share fatal
1963 to 2026
Period
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169 of 265 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 265 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1989 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Angoon, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 MARK 1 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Bloomfield, Pette E. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1977 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1976 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Wenatchee, Wisconsin, United States | Airwest Airlin | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK.I | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | N491PW LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2025 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | Rust's Flying Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2023 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Point Baker, Alaska, United States | Seawind Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2023 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Twin Hills, Alaska, United States | Bristol Bay Lodge | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2023 | De Havilland DHC-2 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | Wrangell Mountain Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2022 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | Branch River Air Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2022 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Gilbert, South Carolina, United States | Out There Outfitters | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2021 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2021 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Branch River Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2021 | De Havilland DHC-2-L-20 | Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States | Southeast Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2021 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK.I | Oak Island, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2019 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Pacific Airways | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2019 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Hollister, California, United States | Diesel Acquisitions Llc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2018 | De Havilland DHC 2 MK. I(L20A) | Kukaklek Lake, Alaska, United States | T-Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2018 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2018 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2017 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Dilllingham, Alaska, United States | Bay Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2017 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | RDM Pilot/Guide Ltd. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 2017 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Petersville, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2017 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Pacific Airways | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2016 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Island Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2015 | De Havilland DHC 2 MK.I | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2014 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2014 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Glenn Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2014 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | RBG Bush Planes LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2013 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Ptarmigan Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2013 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 | Half Moon Bay, Canada | Seair Seaplanes | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2013 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Joe Schuster | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2012 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Rustair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2012 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | Fly Denali, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2012 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Rustair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2012 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Rust Properties LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2011 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Northway, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2011 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2010 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | Branham Adventures Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2009 | De Havilland DHC-2 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Katmai Air Leasing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2009 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | James M Eule | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2009 | De Havilland DHC-2 / U-6A | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Civil Air Patrol - Alaska Wing | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2008 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Randy T. Burleson | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2008 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Rust's Flying Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2008 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Ward Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2008 | De Havilland DHC-2 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Rust's Flying Service Inc. | No injuries | - |