Plane Crash List

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
Show these on the map 57 of 133 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 9
1970s 40
1980s 31
1990s 18
2000s 21
2010s 9
2020s 5

Where these happened

United States 116 Asia 4 Samoa 2 American Samoa 2 Costa Rica 2 Peru 1

Operators involved

Golden West AI 5 Interior Airwa 2 Atlantic Richf 2 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. 2 Rampart Aviation 2 Pilgrim Aviati 2

All 133 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
28 Jan 1979 De Havilland DHC-6
N851TB
 Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Cape Smythe AI No injuries -
11 Dec 1978 De Havilland DHC-6
N76PH
 Sacramento, California, United States
no coordinates
 Air Pacific No injuries -
2 Dec 1978 De Havilland DHC-6
N59AN
 Watertown, New York, United States
no coordinates
 E. A. Deeds Minor injuries -
19 Apr 1978 De Havilland DHC-6
N72348
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Ross Aviation. No injuries -
9 Mar 1977 De Havilland DHC-6
N2714R
 Emmonak, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
29 Dec 1976 De Havilland DHC-6
N66180
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Golden West AI No injuries -
29 Dec 1976 De Havilland DHC-6
N66191
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Golden West AI No injuries -
13 Sep 1976 De Havilland DHC-6
N915SA
 Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Crown Airways Minor injuries -
3 Aug 1976 De Havilland DHC-6
N980FL
 Havre, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Frontier Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
12 Sep 1974 De Havilland DHC-6
N4914
 Kipnuk, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
28 Jun 1974 De Havilland DHC-6
N23RM
 Denver, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Rocky Mountai* No injuries -
28 Apr 1974 De Havilland DHC-6
N389EX
 S.phou Koun, Asia
no coordinates
 Air America, In Serious injuries -
16 Jul 1973 De Havilland DHC-6
N660MA
 Dhahran, Asia
no coordinates
 Aramco Minor injuries -
15 Feb 1973 De Havilland DHC-6
N243P
 Ogdensburg, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Air North, Inc. No injuries -
31 Mar 1972 De Havilland DHC-6
N512AR
 Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Atlantic Richf No injuries -
6 Feb 1972 De Havilland DHC-6
N774M
 Bouam Long, Asia
no coordinates
 Air America, I* No injuries -
3 Nov 1971 De Havilland DHC-6
N669MA
 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Atlantic City* No injuries -
9 Jul 1971 De Havilland DHC-6
N950JM
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 MacKey Intern* No injuries -
4 Jun 1971 De Havilland DHC-6
N121PM
 Flushing, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Pilgrim Aviati Serious injuries -
1 Dec 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N512AR
 Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Atlantic Richf No injuries -
9 Nov 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N956SM
 Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Mississippi VA Serious injuries -
6 May 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N303GW
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Air Wisconsin* No injuries -
13 Apr 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N554MA
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Pilgrim Aviat* No injuries -
6 Mar 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N121PM
 Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Pilgrim Airlin No injuries -
17 Feb 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N7667
 Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 Tradewinds Air No injuries -
12 Jan 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N63119
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Golden West A* No injuries -
5 Jan 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N93985
 Tau Island, Samoa
no coordinates
 Air Capitol In No injuries -
30 Oct 1969 De Havilland DHC-6
N953SM
 Santa Ana, California, United States
no coordinates
 Golden West AI Minor injuries -
10 Oct 1969 De Havilland DHC-6
N4443
 Point Barrow, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Interior Airwa No injuries -
1 Oct 1969 De Havilland DHC-6
N66180
 Oakland, California, United States
no coordinates
 Golden West AI No injuries -
20 Feb 1969 De Havilland DHC-6
N951SM
 Chico, California, United States
no coordinates
 Sky Mark Airl* No injuries -
12 Feb 1969 De Havilland DHC-6
N376MA
 Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Suburban Air * No injuries -
12 Nov 1968 De Havilland DHC-6
N64150
 Avalon, California, United States
no coordinates
 Catalina Airl* No injuries -