Plane Crash List

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
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 France 1 Mexico 1 Iceland 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1

Operators involved

Tyee Airlines 4 Rust's Flying Service, Inc. 4 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. 3 ERA Helicopter 2 Ketchikan Air Service 2 Pacific Airways 2

All 265 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
22 Jun 1985 De Havilland DHC-2
N10395
 Ungalikthluk Rv, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 William Hubbard No injuries -
20 Jun 1985 De Havilland DHC-2
N99838
 Bering River, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Chisum Flying Service No injuries -
14 Jan 1985 De Havilland DHC-2
N62LC
 McGrath, Alaska, United States Daniel L Smith No injuries -
15 Sep 1984 De Havilland DHC-2
N5349G
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
9 Sep 1983 De Havilland DHC-2
N30ST
 Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
1 Sep 1983 De Havilland DHC-2, MK-1
N5147G
 Barrow, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
21 Aug 1983 De Havilland DHC-2
N3129S
 Iliamna, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
5 Jul 1983 De Havilland DHC-2
N67682
 Iliamna, Alaska, United States International Air Transport No injuries -
18 Dec 1982 De Havilland DHC-2
N94DC
 Near Port Alswo, Alaska, United States Alvin D. Carrell No injuries -
15 Jan 1982 De Havilland DHC-2-MK3
N1459T
 Near Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States Sea Airmotive, Inc. No injuries -
21 Aug 1981 De Havilland DHC-2
N1453Z
 Cordova, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Chisum Flying No injuries -
7 Aug 1981 De Havilland DHC-2
N31618
 Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Southeast Alas Serious injuries -
30 Jun 1981 De Havilland DHC-2
N4411F
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Ketchum Air SE Serious injuries -
19 Jun 1981 De Havilland DHC-2
N37756
 Juneau, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Channel Flying No injuries -
8 May 1981 De Havilland DHC-2
N64384
 Klawock, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Tyee Airlines No injuries -
17 Sep 1980 De Havilland DHC-2
N93DC
 Twin Lakes, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Aug 1980 De Havilland DHC-2
N9294Z
 Kukaklek Lake, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Katmai Air TAX No injuries -
30 Jul 1980 De Havilland DHC-2
N67676
 Cordova, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Chitina Air SE Minor injuries -
22 Jun 1980 De Havilland DHC-2
N5330G
 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
21 Sep 1979 De Havilland DHC-2
N67091
 Gold Creek, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Aug 1979 De Havilland DHC-2
N5154G
 McGrath, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Jan 1979 De Havilland DHC-2
N68086
 Ketchican, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Tyee Airlines Serious injuries -
11 Aug 1978 De Havilland DHC-2
N5319G
 Kenai, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska Travel Serious injuries -
22 Jul 1978 De Havilland DHC-2
N9971Z
 Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Frontier Flyin Serious injuries -
20 Jul 1978 De Havilland DHC-2
N513F
 Bettles, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
3 Jul 1978 De Havilland DHC-2
N8690
 Pelican, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Southeast Skyw Serious injuries -
28 May 1978 De Havilland DHC-2
N5163G
 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Aug 1977 De Havilland DHC-2
N127WA
 Coffman Cove, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Weber Air Line No injuries -
1 Jul 1977 De Havilland DHC-2
N9300Z
 Mulchatna Riv, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Big Reds Flyin Serious injuries -
26 May 1977 De Havilland DHC-2
N9300Z
 Alexander Ck, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Big Red's Flyi No injuries -
18 May 1977 De Havilland DHC-2
N30ST
 Port Alexander, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Eagle Air, Inc. No injuries -
9 Aug 1976 De Havilland DHC-2
N616W
 Petersburg, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska Island No injuries -
7 Aug 1976 De Havilland DHC-2
N832WP
 Mansfield, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
10 Jun 1976 De Havilland DHC-2
N90785
 Carbondale, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Topeka Shawnee Serious injuries -
10 Jun 1976 De Havilland DHC-2
N8690
 Yakutat, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 B-Line Aviatio No injuries -
3 Jun 1976 De Havilland DHC-2
N64384
 Craig, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Tyee Airlines No injuries -
15 Apr 1976 De Havilland DHC-2
N63315
 Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Andrews Univer No injuries -
15 Jan 1976 De Havilland DHC-2
N49235
 Ozark, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 ALA AYN TEC Co Minor injuries -
15 Aug 1975 De Havilland DHC-2
N5317G
 Ogden, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Civil Air Patr No injuries -
14 Aug 1975 De Havilland DHC-2
N5162G
 Kent, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Jul 1975 De Havilland DHC-2
N28365
 Togiak, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
14 May 1975 De Havilland DHC-2
N47032
 Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Grand Rapids S No injuries -
8 Feb 1975 De Havilland DHC-2
N212NY
 Dexter, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Dec 1974 De Havilland DHC-2
N4766
 Prnc O'wales, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Coast Air Inc. No injuries -
20 Dec 1974 De Havilland DHC-2
N94477
 Van Horn, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
9 Nov 1974 De Havilland DHC-2
N61610
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Fort Richardso No injuries -
15 Jul 1974 De Havilland DHC-2
N4794C
 Sitka, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Channel Fly SV No injuries -
16 Mar 1974 De Havilland DHC-2
N5141G
 Willow, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska CAP WG No injuries -
30 Aug 1973 De Havilland DHC-2
N88768
 Skwentna, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 FT Richardson No injuries -
28 Feb 1973 De Havilland DHC-2
N616W
 Sitka, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska Island No injuries -