De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
The NTSB database holds 133 accidents and incidents involving the De Havilland DHC-6, recorded between 1968 to 2025. 37 of them were fatal (28%), and 208 people died.
The deadliest year was 1989, with 30 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (19 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Asia and Samoa.
76 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
133
Records
37
Fatal
208
Deaths
28%
Share fatal
1968 to 2025
Period
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57 of 133 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 133 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2003 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2003 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Kipnuk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2002 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2002 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Promech Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Transport Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER | Fentress, Texas, United States | Phillip Chappell | Fatal | - |
| 1 May 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Star, Idaho, United States | Bureau of Land Management | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Earth Data Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2000 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Monument Valley, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1999 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Seaborne Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1999 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | ERA Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1999 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Fitiuta, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1999 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Lantana, Florida, United States | Carib-Air Cargo Inc., | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1997 | De Havilland DHC-6-6 | Elberta, Alabama, United States | Emerald Coast Skydiving Center | Fatal | - |
| 23 Jul 1997 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | Skys the Limit | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1997 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1997 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1995 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1994 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | McCall, Idaho, United States | U.s. Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 1 Nov 1992 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Kenya | Air Services Internaltional | Fatal | - |
| 26 Oct 1991 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Chevak, Alaska, United States | Markair Express Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1990 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Perris Valley, California, United States | One Papa Mike Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1990 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Chevak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Sleepy Bay, Alaska, United States | Sound Adventures | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Homer, Alaska, United States | ERA Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Tau, American Samoa | Somoa Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Palmdale, California, United States | Resort Commuter Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1987 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1987 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Agana | Maui Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1986 | De Havilland DHC-6 | San Juan | Eastern Metro Express | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1986 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | Mountain Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Houston, Texas, United States | Metroflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | De Havilland DHC 6-300 | Tau, Manu'a, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Precision Airline | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6 | McKinney, Texas, United States | David Boatman | Fatal | - |
| 15 Feb 1983 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Near Port Heide, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Newair Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Calvin Cafritz Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1981 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Unity, Maine, United States | Air New England | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1981 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Ambler, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Heli | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1980 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Rio Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau, Samoa | South Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |