Iliamna - Stayhok River

On August 31, 1993 at 11:05 AM, Iliamna - Stayhok River experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Rainbow King Lodge, with the event recorded near Iliamna Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While maneuvering at low altitude to observe moose, the airplane stalled into the ground. The lodge's senior pilot stated that the lodge had no recurrent training program. Three passengers were killed while three other occupants including the pilot were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N64273, MSN 897, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.8005°, -154.8815°.