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Crash of a De Havilland L-20 Beaver at Fort Devens AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1957
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Fort Devens - Fort Devens
Location:
Fort Devens AFB
Massachusetts
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training sortie at Fort Devens AFB consisting of materials dropping on a supply mission. On final, the airplane hit tree tops and crashed in flames 1,5 mile short of runway. The pilot was killed while the second occupant was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Guachiral: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1957
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
FAC-112
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
523
YOM:
1953
Location:
Guachiral
Meta
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach to Guachiral in unknown circumstances. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and all seven occupants have been killed, among them Colonel Gustavo Sierra Ochoa, governor of Antioquia.
Crew:
Lt Jairo Ruiz.
Passengers:
Col Gustavo Sierra Ochoa 5.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Glossop: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1956
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
52-6145
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Sculthorpe – Burtonwood
MSN:
539
YOM:
1953
Location:
Glossop
Derbyshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising in marginal weather conditions from RAF Sculthorpe to RAF Burtonwood, the single engine aircraft struck a hill located near Glossop and was destroyed upon impact. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt John Rossman Tinklepaugh.
Passenger:
1st Lt Guy B. Waller.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of an ATC error as the aircraft was misidentified by a GCA controller at RAF Burtonwood and guided against the mountain.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver off Cubelles: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1956
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cubelles
Catalonia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea off Cubelles while on a flight to Barcelona, carrying four passengers and a pilot. As the airplane failed to land in BCN in the evening, SAR operations were conducted and a wheel was found three days later but unfortunately, no trace of the five occupants.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Wairarapa

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1956
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-AYT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
138
YOM:
1951
Location:
Christchurch
Canterbury Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Went out of control and crashed upside down in a field located in Wairarapa, in the suburb of Christchurch. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Lunzu

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1956
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YIM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lilongwe – Blantyre
MSN:
87
YOM:
1951
Location:
Lunzu
Southern Region
Country:
Malawi
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Blantyre, the pilot encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane hit a tree and crashed in Lunzu, about 6 km northeast of the Chileka Airport. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all five occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Gunsan: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1955 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gunsan - Seoul
Location:
Gunsan
North Jeolla (전라북도)
Country:
South Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was performing a flight from Gunsan to Seoul-Gimpo, carrying one pilot and three Polish observers who should conduct a check of the 38th parallel on behalf of the United Nations Organization. Enroute, the pilot encountered heavy snow falls and lost control of the airplane that crashed 50 km north of Gunsan. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Safford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
52-6100
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
473
YOM:
1953
Location:
Safford
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located about 13 miles north of Safford. The pilot Wilfred P. Champlain, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver in Lohr am Main: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vilseck – Frankfurt
Location:
Lohr am Main
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in flames in a wooded area located 4 km north of Lohr am Main while completing a flight from Vilseck to Main Airbase in Frankfurt. The wreckage was found two days later and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
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