Aircraft type safety record

DHC3 — accident and safety record

Every recorded DHC3 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1954–2026).

OCCURRENCES290
FATAL89
HULL LOSSES45

DHC3 safety overview

Most affected: US (72), CA (65), NO (3), LA (2), ID (2)

Top operators: United States Army (13), Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF (9), Harbour Air (6), Taquan Air (5), Air Saguenay (5)

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DHC3 occurrences (1–50 of 290)

  • 2026-07-23 — Kenmore Air — N709KA (hull loss)
  • 2026-07-23 — Kenmore Air (incident)
  • 2026-07-02 — Rustair, opf K2 Aviation (incident)
  • 2026-04-11 — Key West Seaplanes (incident)
  • 2026-04-11 — Key West Seaplane Adventures (incident)
  • 2025-09-18 — Vancouver Island Air (incident)
  • 2025-07-11 — Wings Over Kississing (incident)
  • 2025-05-27 — DH Leasing LLC , opb Wings Airways (incident)
  • 2024-08-26 — NDK Air Limited (incident)
  • 2024-01-10 — Kississing Lake Lodge Ltd. (incident)
  • 2022-10-13 — True North Airways — C-FDDX (incident)
  • 2022-10-13 — True North Airways (incident)
  • 2022-10-12 — True North Airways Inc. (incident)
  • 2022-09-04 — Friday Harbor Seaplanes — N725TH (10 fatal)
  • 2022-09-04 — Friday Harbor Seaplanes (10 fatal)
  • 2022-09-04 — Friday Harbor Seaplane Tours (10 fatal)
  • 2022-07-28 — Rust's Flying Service, INC (incident)
  • 2022-05-24 — Yakutat Coastal Airlines — N703TH (incident)
  • 2022-05-24 — Yakutat Coastal Airlines (incident)
  • 2022-05-24 — Yakutat Coastal Airlines (incident)
  • 2022-02-21 — Bald Mountain Air Services (incident)
  • 2022-02-21 — BALD MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE INC (incident)
  • 2021-08-21 — Brooks Range Aviation (incident)
  • 2021-08-21 — Brooks Range Aviation (incident)
  • 2021-07-15 — Harbour Air (incident)
  • 2021-07-11 — Northwestern Air (incident)
  • 2021-07-11 — Northwestern Air (incident)
  • 2021-02-20 — Wings Over Kississing (incident)
  • 2020-03-12 — Martini Aviation Ltd. (incident)
  • 2020-02-21 — Harbour Air (incident)
  • 2019-10-26 — Blue Water Aviation - Manitoba Air Charter Services — C-GBTU (3 fatal)
  • 2019-10-26 — Blue Water Aviation (3 fatal)
  • 2019-10-26 — Blue Water Aviation Services (3 fatal)
  • 2019-05-13 — Taquan Air — N959PA (1 fatal)
  • 2019-05-13 — Taquan Air (incident)
  • 2018-07-10 — Taquan Air — N3952B (incident)
  • 2018-07-10 — Taquan Air (incident)
  • 2018-07-10 — Taquan Air (incident)
  • 2018-07-09 — Ookpik Aviation (incident)
  • 2016-06-19 — BALD MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE, INC. (incident)
  • 2016-06-19 — Bald Mountain Air Services (incident)
  • 2015-09-15 — Rainbow King Lodge — N928RK (3 fatal)
  • 2015-09-15 — Rainbow King Lodge (3 fatal)
  • 2015-06-25 — Promech Air — N270PA (9 fatal)
  • 2015-06-25 — Promech Air, Inc. (9 fatal)
  • 2015-06-25 — Promech Air (9 fatal)
  • 2015-06-04 — Alaska Air Taxi — N363PH (incident)
  • 2013-08-22 — Transwest Air — C-FSGD (1 fatal)
  • 2013-08-22 — Transwest Air Limited Partnership (1 fatal)
  • 2013-07-07 — Rediske Air — N93PC (10 fatal)

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