C-GAXE (The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited DHC-2 MK. I)

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Safety history

June 19, 2000Accident
The de Havilland DHC-2 (Beaver) floatplane, serial number 841, departed Hotnarko Lake, British Columbia, at about 1630 Pacific daylight time. The pilot and six passengers were on board, with fishing gear and fish. Soon after take-off, the pilot entered a left turn.
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver · 3 fatalities
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors: 1. When the pilot entered a turn, the combined effects of the increased g-forces, power reduction, the aircraft=s heavy weight, the aft CofG, retraction of the flaps, and the wind conditions resulted in the aircraft stalling. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

June 19, 2000Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-2 (BEAVER) · Hotnarko LK · 3 fatalities · A00P0103
A00P0103: The Devhavilland DHC-2 (Beaver) serial number 841 departed Hotnarko lake at about 16:30 pacific daylight time (PDT). On board were the pilot and six passengers, plus fishing equipment. Soon after takeoff, at about 250 feet above ground level (AGL), and after the flaps had been retracted, the pilot had…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).