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Crash of a De Havilland L-20A in Lorsch: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Lorsch
Hesse
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Following a training mission, the single engine was returning to its base and was flying at low height when it collided with an unidentified aircraft that landed safely. Out of control, the Beaver went out of control and crashed 800 meters farther. All four occupants have been killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Salto Del Tequendama: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
FAC-113
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bogotá – Melgar
MSN:
532
YOM:
1953
Location:
Salto Del Tequendama
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Weather conditions deteriorated enroute and the single engine aircraft crashed near Salto Del Tequendama, killing all three occupants. The airplane left Bogotá-Techo Airport at 1030LT.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Mont-Joli: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Hollinger Ungava Transport
Registration:
CF-GQK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
85
YOM:
1950
Location:
Mont-Joli
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Just after takeoff from Mont-Joli Airport, while climbing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed upside down. The passenger was seriously injured and the pilot Albert King was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Mito

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
53-8165
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
663
YOM:
1954
Location:
Mito
Kantō
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed in the region of Mito, maybe following an engine failure. The pilot John W. Culpepper was uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Fort Lawn

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
51-16523
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
309
YOM:
1952
Location:
Fort Lawn
South Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances five miles south of Fort Lawn. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot George A. Wright was unhurt.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Anchorage

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
51-16466
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
206
YOM:
1952
Location:
Anchorage
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while landing 12 miles southwest of Anchorage. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot James H. Hadlock was unhurt.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver in Kaktovik

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
51-16472
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
169
YOM:
1952
Location:
Kaktovik (Barter Island)
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Kaktovik, on Barter Island. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and the pilot Erwin Charles King was uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20 Beaver at El Bosque AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
906
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
194
YOM:
1952
Location:
El Bosque AFB (Santiago de Chile)
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Four crew members (one Lt and three 2nd Lt) were killed when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances at El Bosque AFB.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver in Japan

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
51-16500
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
276
YOM:
1952
Location:
Japan
All Japan
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Weather conditions deteriorated enroute and the pilot lost his orientation. Due to fuel exhaustion, the pilot and the passenger eventually bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field somewhere in Japan (exact place remains unknown). The airplane was destroyed while both occupants, pilot David Forbes and Henry H. Hansen, were unhurt.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver on Mt Fox: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Whitehorse Flying Services
Registration:
CF-FHA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Whitehorse – Ross River – Vangorda Creek
MSN:
15
YOM:
1948
Location:
Fox Mountain
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
1896
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Whitehorse Airport for Vangorda Creek with an intermediate stop at Ross River, carrying fuel and personnel Army Survey camps. While cruising in marginal weather conditions at an altitude of 4,275 feet, the single engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Fox, west of Ross River. As it failed to arrive at Ross River, SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was found eleven days later, on October 13. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed, the pilot George Milne and three passengers.
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