De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
The NTSB database holds 133 accidents and incidents involving the De Havilland DHC-6, recorded between 1968 to 2025. 37 of them were fatal (28%), and 208 people died.
The deadliest year was 1989, with 30 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (19 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Asia and Costa Rica.
76 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
133
Records
37
Fatal
208
Deaths
28%
Share fatal
1968 to 2025
Period
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57 of 133 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 133 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1986 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Helicopter | Fatal | 25 |
| 29 Oct 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Halawa, Molokai, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 20 |
| 24 Mar 2001 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Saint Barthelem, Guadeloupe | Caraibes Air Transport | Fatal | 19 |
| 30 May 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Rockland, Maine, United States | Downeast Airli | Fatal | 17 |
| 22 Apr 1992 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Perris, California, United States | Perris Valley Aviation Svcs | Fatal | 16 |
| 9 Jan 1975 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Whittier, California, United States | Golden West AI | Fatal | 14 |
| 6 Sep 1977 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aeronau | Fatal | 13 |
| 29 Jun 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | Air Wisconsin | Fatal | 13 |
| 17 Mar 2000 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Carreto, Panama | Aeroperlas | Fatal | 10 |
| 27 Sep 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 23 Nov 1968 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Cable Commute* | Fatal | 9 |
| 29 Jul 2006 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Sullivan, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 Feb 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | Pilgrim Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
| 9 Mar 1996 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Bagua, Peru | Carson Services Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 1976 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | Atlantic City | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jul 1972 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tha Tam Blng, Asia | Air America, I* | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jul 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Jamaica, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Mar 2011 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing Company Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Dec 1978 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States | Rocky MTN Airw | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Sep 1969 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Sagwon, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Dec 2000 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Sacramento, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2000 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1996 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | Freefall Express | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 1995 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | Coronado Skydiving Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1985 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Homer City, Pennsylvania, United States | Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tau, American Samoa | South Pacific Island | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | Pilgrim Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1979 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Air New England | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1973 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Savoy, Illinois, United States | Air Central AI | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 2025 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | San Celmente, California, United States | Rampart Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2025 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Whitmore, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2025 | De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 May 2025 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Monarch Enterprises Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2024 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Grand Canyon Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2018 | De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER | Arctic Ocean, United States | Bald Mountain Air Service Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 2017 | De Havilland DHC 6 | Perris, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2016 | De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER | Fentress, Texas, United States | Dilkara Leasing LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2015 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | Rampart Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2015 | De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER | Sebastian, Florida, United States | Eagle Air Transport Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2014 | De Havilland DHC 6 TWIN OTTER | Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States | Skydive Factory, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2014 | De Havilland DHC 6 200 | Middletown, Ohio, United States | WIN WIN Aviation Inc | Fatal | - |
| 21 May 2011 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | Cortez Fisher LLC | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2009 | De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN | Orange, Virginia, United States | Skydive Factory Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2008 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States | Marko Bewersdorff | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2006 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | Nature Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tamarindo, Costa Rica | Travelair S.A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Rittman, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Deland, Florida, United States | Skydive Deland, Inc. | Fatal | - |