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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Rosario: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1968 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
LV-GHX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1274
YOM:
1959
Location:
Rosario
Santa Fe
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was engaged in a local post maintenance test flight with one technician and one pilot on board. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed near the runway end, killing both occupants.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver near San Lorenzo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1968 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
HK-248
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Popayán – Pasto
MSN:
978
YOM:
1956
Location:
San Lorenzo
Nariño
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route from Popayán to Pasto, the single engine struck the slope of Mt El Calvario located about 3 km northeast of San Lorenzo. A passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Warri: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1968
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
5N-ACW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warri - Warri
MSN:
864
YOM:
1956
Location:
Warri
Delta
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft was leased to J. Ray McDermott Construction Company and flying a regular route from Lagos to the various construction sites up country. On the day of the accident the amphibious float-equipped aircraft took off from Warri Airstrip for a three-minute flight to the river with wheels extended and on landing flipped over and came to rest inverted. Initially the occupants were-seen trying to escape but two large containers of Red Lead oxide burst open on impact and hindered the escape by possibly blinding or suffocating the pilot and two passengers. It is believed the occupants did not survive the accident.
Probable cause:
The pilot failed to raise the wheels after takeoff from Warri Airport.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver near Fort Norman: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1968
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
CF-EYV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
478
YOM:
1953
Location:
Fort Norman
Northwest Territories
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While making a turn in marginal weather conditions, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the MacKenzie Mountain Range. The wreckage was found 177 km southwest of Fort Norman. All four occupants have been killed.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver in Garderen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1968
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
S-2
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
952
YOM:
1956
Location:
Garderen
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine was engaged in a local skydiving exercice, carrying one pilot and three soldiers/skydivers. While in cruising altitude, the pilot stabilised the aircraft and the first skydiver jump out of the cabin when he apparently struck the stabiliser. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in an open field located between the villages of Garderen and Elspeet. The pilot and a second parachutist were injured while the first skydiver and a second parachutist were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland U-6A Beaver near Bent: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1968 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Holloman - Holloman
Location:
Bent
New Mexico
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was searching for a test balloon when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located six miles southeast of Bent. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Havilland U-6A Beaver in Hsinchu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1968
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Taipei – Ching Chuan Kang
Location:
Hsinchu
Hsinchu City (新竹市)
Country:
Taiwan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Taipei Airport on a flight to the Ching Chuan Kang Airbase located in Taichung. En route, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Hsinchu. The pilot Maj John J. Ahern, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver near Ocaña: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1968 at 0850 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
HK-559
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1554
YOM:
1964
Location:
Ocaña
Norte de Santander
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Curumaní at 0649LT on a taxi flight to Cucutá. Two hours later, the pilot declared an emergency when the airplane crashed in the region of Ocaña. All five occupants were killed. The registration is not confirmed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver near La Palma: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1968 at 1143 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
HK-1101-G
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Barrancabermeja – Bogotá
MSN:
97
YOM:
1951
Location:
La Palma
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Barrancabermeja Airport at 0900LT bound for Bogotá-Eldorado Airport. En route, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of La Palma. The wreckage was found ten days later and all three occupants have been killed.

Crash of a De Havilland U-6A Beaver off Coles Point: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1967
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Fort Eustis – Harrisburg
Location:
Coles Point
Virginia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane deparated Fort Eustis-Felker AAF on a liaison flight to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and lost control of the airplane that crashed into the Potomac River off Coles Point, Virginia. The aircraft sank and all five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt James P. Perry, pilot.
Cpt Dennis A. Wrobleski, copilot.
Passengers:
CW2 Marvin L. Johnson,
CW3 William J. Francis,
SP6 Roger C. Fultz.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control was the consequence of a bent stop on the propeller governor which caused the engine to fail in flight due to overspeed.
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