On 4 August 2018, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft operated by K2 Aviation crashed in poor weather at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, United States.

The pilot contacted K2 Aviation via satellite phone at 7:00 pm to report his situation and request help, stating the flight had run "into the side of a mountain.

The aircraft fuselage was identified in a crevasse on a hanging glacier about 10,920 feet (3,330 m) above sea level on Thunder Mountain at coordinates 62°47′25″N 151°13′31″W / 62.790279°N 151.22528°W / 62.790279; -151.22528,[1] about 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Denali.

[1][5] The National Park Service reported the same day that there are no plans to recover the aircraft or the bodies of those killed, citing the treacherous location.

[1] The report noted: The crash debris field was subsequently destroyed by glacial activity in April 2019, along with the presumed remains of the passengers and crew: