De Havilland DHC-2 N2118
15 September 1967 · Whitewater Lk, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 15 September 1967 at about 10:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N2118, operated by Skubic Brother, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Whitewater Lk, Canada. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whitewater Lk, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Registration
- N2118
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skubic Brother
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0095
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA. PX DROWNED.WATER LDG, FLOAT EQUIPT, FLAPS FULL DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 1968 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Simpson Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1968 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Interior Air T | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Wenatchee, Wisconsin, United States | Airwest Airlin | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Nov 1965 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Articvillage Alas, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Craig, Alaska, United States | Simpson Air SE | Fatal | 9 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1967 | Grumman G-21A | Prince Rupert, Canada | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1967 | Cessna 182 | Fort St.john, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Cessna 180 | Clinton, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1967 | Piper PA-18 | Red Lake Ont.can, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-15 | Abbotsford, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Killaloe, Canada | - | No injuries | - |