Yes Bay - Ketchikan

On July 26, 1984 at 12:00 PM, Yes Bay - Ketchikan experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Promech Air, with the event recorded near Ketchikan Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 28.6%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot flew into a canyon with a climb-out gradient in excess of the aircraft capability and collided with the upsloping terrain. The pilot said he had hit a downdraft and turned away from the rising terrain just as collision occurred. Surviving passengers do not recall any turbulence or sinking sensation before the crash. The pilot did not report any turbulence or downdrafts anywhere except at the accident site. Two passengers were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4787C, MSN 1330, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.3431°, -131.6467°.