Found this one too. An amazing video of a DHC-2 forced into the trees (nobody was seriously hurt).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaDAsIs_NDY
Beaver in the trees
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The NTSB report for this crash is on their website:
summary: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 0047&key=1
report (pdf): http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id= ... 001&rpt=fa
Sounds like the pilot simply misjudged his aircraft's ability to climb while doing extremely low level work. On the other hand, the video does provide pretty good (and dramatic & memorable) evidence that crashing slowly into the trees with the wings level actually gives you decent odds of survival when you have to make a forced landing.
summary: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 0047&key=1
report (pdf): http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id= ... 001&rpt=fa
Sounds like the pilot simply misjudged his aircraft's ability to climb while doing extremely low level work. On the other hand, the video does provide pretty good (and dramatic & memorable) evidence that crashing slowly into the trees with the wings level actually gives you decent odds of survival when you have to make a forced landing.
