List of incidents involving the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
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The list of incidents involving the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter provides an overview of incidents resulting in death or total loss of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 aircraft .
From the first flight in 1965 to October 2019, a total of 279 DHC-6 Twin Otters were destroyed or irreparably damaged in incidents. In 186 of these total losses, 1,487 people were killed. Examples:
On March 11, 1967, a DHC-6-100 Twin Otter of the Italian Aeralpi ( aircraft registration I-CLAI) was flown into a mountain on the flight from Venice to its home airfield Cortina d'Ampezzo . During the alternative flight to Belluno airfield , which was continued according to visual flight rules , but in thick fog, the machine collided in a valley near the Fadalto Pass with the 1,763 meter high Col Visentin mountain. In this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) 5 of the 6 occupants were killed, both pilots and 2 of the 3 passengers. This was the first fatal accident with a DHC-6 Twin Otter and also the first total write-off.
1970s
On May 27, 1972, a DHC-6-100 with the registration D-IDHC had an accident in Germany taking off from the Helgoland-Düne airfield . 8 of the 13 occupants were killed (see also General Air flight 005 ) .
Was July 11, 1972, a DHC-6-100 of the Norwegian Air Force (67-056) , with a domestic flight from Bardufoss Airport to Bodø Airport with a stopover at the airport Stokmarknes, Skagen should be carried out against a mountain on the Flown to the island of Grytøya . There were no survivors among the 14 passengers and three crew members. The accident investigations revealed that the master of the aircraft had been heavily drunk at the time of the accident and that the Norwegian Air Force had known about his alcohol problem for a long time (see also the Grytøya accident ).
On March 18, 1975, the DHC-6-100 ST-ADB of Sudan Airways crashed at Singa in Dinder National Park . One passenger survived and the other five occupants were killed. The machine was destroyed.
On September 8, 1977, a Burma Airways (XY-AEH) DHC-6-300 collided with Mount Loi Hsam Hsao. The machine was on the flight from Mong Hsat to Keng Tung . All 25 occupants, 3 crew members and 22 passengers, were killed.
On August 26, 1978, a Burma Airways (XY-AEI) DHC-6-300 Twin Otter crashed on the flight to Bagan shortly after taking off from Papun airfield from a height of 120 meters. All 14 occupants, 3 crew members and 11 passengers were killed.
1980s
On July 31, 1981, a DHC-6 of the Panamanian Air Force with the registration number FAP-205 had an accident at Cerro Marta, Coclesito, Coclé Province . There were no survivors among the seven inmates. Brigadier General Omar Torrijos was also among the victims as the de facto military dictator of Panama. The cause of the accident is still controversial today. According to the official version, a pilot error was associated before with bad weather conditions, befriended politicians and family members go from an assassination of the CIA with the help of Lt. Col. Manuel Noriega from (see also Accident the Twin Otter FAP-205 ) .
On December 18, 1981, a DHC-6-300 from ACES Colombia (HK-2216) collided with a hill while approaching Covenas airfield. The machine was on the flight from Medellin-Olaya Herrera Airport . All 13 occupants, both pilots and the 11 passengers, were killed.
On March 11, 1982 a DHC-6-300 of the Norwegian Widerøe's Flyveselskap with the registration LN-BNK crashed on the flight from Berlevåg to Mehamn near Gamvik in the Barents Sea after the vertical tail had broken off. All 15 passengers and crew on board Widerøe flight 933 were killed. The exact causes of the structural failure could never be finally clarified.
On August 12, 1982, a Burma Airways (XY-AEB) DHC-6-300 collided with a hill during a storm near Mindat. All 8 occupants, 3 crew members and 5 passengers were killed.
On November 29, 1982 a DHC-6-310 Twin Otter of ACES Colombia (HK-2536) was flown off-road near Quetame. The machine was on the flight from San José del Guaviare to Bogotá Airport . All 22 occupants, 2 crew members and 20 passengers, were killed.
On April 20, 1983, a DHC-6-310 Twin Otter of the British Air Ecosse (G-STUD) had an accident at Flotta airfield . The charter flight came from Aberdeen International Airport . The investigation found that the aircraft went off the runway and made a ringelpiez when it landed in a strong crosswind. Both wings broke off. There were no serious injuries and no fatalities among the two crew members and ten passengers.
On October 8, 1983, the left engine of a DHC-6-300 of Burma Airways (XY-AEE) failed shortly after take-off from Lonkin Airport. The plane collided with trees on a hill and crashed. The machine was on the flight to Myitkyina . Of the 14 occupants, 9 (all 3 crew members and 6 of the 11 passengers) were killed.
On January 23, 1985, a DHC-6-300 Twin Otter from ACES Colombia (HK-1910) was flown into the 3505 meter high mountain Cerro el Plateado. The machine was on the flight from Quibdó to Medellin-Olaya Herrera Airport . All 23 occupants, 2 crew members and 21 passengers, were killed in this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ).
On April 27, 1986, an ACES Colombia DHC-6-300 (HK-2761) flew into a 2590 meter (8500 foot) mountain near Tame . The machine was on the way from Bogotá airport on approach to Saravena . All 13 occupants, both pilots and the 11 passengers, were killed.
On June 12, 1986, a DHC-6-300 Twin Otter of the British Loganair (G-BGPC) was flown 6.8 kilometers southeast of the destination into the terrain on the approach to Islay Airport ( Inner Hebrides , Scotland). Despite a instructed altitude of 1,100 meters (3,600 feet), the pilots continued to fly by sight in fog and drizzle until they crashed into a small hill at a height of 109 meters. In this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) one of the two pilots was killed; the other 15 inmates, including 14 passengers, survived.
On December 30, 1987, a DHC-6-300 of the Indonesian Merpati Nusantara Airlines (PK-NUY) crashed on the flight from Samarinda Airport to Tanjung Redep / Berau-Kalimaru Airport. All 17 occupants, 3 crew members and 14 passengers were killed.
On September 15, 1989, a DHC-6-300 of the Indonesian Merpati Nusantara Airlines (PK-NUE) crashed on the approach on the flight from Manokwari to Bintuni . All 22 occupants, 3 crew members and 19 passengers were killed.
1990s
On April 12, 1990, a DHC-6-300 of the Norwegian Widerøe (LN-BNS) was caught by extreme turbulence on its flight from Værøy to Bodø shortly after take-off. The horizontal stabilizer or the elevator broke off and the uncontrollable machine crashed. All five people on board were killed. Any other similar incidents at the airport of Værøy this was closed and by a Heliport replaced (see also Widerøe Flight 839 ) .
On October 27, 1993, a DHC-6-300 of the Widerøe (LN-BNM) crashed while approaching Namsos airport . The plane that started in Trondheim collided with the ground just under six kilometers from the destination airport. All 6 people on board were killed.
On December 17, 1994, the worst accident to date (March 2020) to a DHC-6 Twin Otter occurred. Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF PNG) (P2-MFS) DHC-6-200 was flown into a mountain at an altitude of around 1950 meters (6400 feet) on the flight from Tabubil to Selbang, Papua New Guinea . All 28 occupants, 2 pilots and 26 passengers, were killed in this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ).
On July 12, 1995, a DHC-6-300 of the Papua New Guinean Milne Bay Air (P2-MBI) exploded after an electrical short circuit shortly after take-off from Alotau airport and fell two kilometers from the runway into the sea. Of the 15 people on board, 13 were killed.
On April 7, 1996, when a DHC-6-300 of the US American Dolphin Express Airways (N143SA) took off from Virgin Gorda ( British Virgin Islands ) airfield on the way to Saint Croix , a lateral deviation from the runway occurred. The aircraft collided with a fence and the wing was torn off. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. One of the nine passengers suffered minor injuries in the accident, the other passengers and the two pilots were uninjured.
On July 9, 1996, a Milne Bay Air DHC-6-300 (P2-MBB) collided in clouds with a mountain while approaching Mendi Airport . All 20 people on board were killed.
On August 12, 1996, a First Air de Havilland Canada DHC-6 crashed while landing at Markham Bay Airport , Canada. Both crew members were killed. The investigation came to the conclusion that the crew decided to overshoot the runway for unknown reasons and that this had led to the accident. Probably the difficulty in controlling the aircraft had led to the decision (see also First Air Flight 64 ) .
On November 30, 1996, after taking off from Medellin-Olaya Herrera Airport, a DHC-6-300 of the Colombian ACES Colombia (HK-2602) collided eight kilometers west of it with Mount Padre Amaya, just below the 2,180 meter high summit . Of the 15 occupants, 14 were killed, both pilots and 12 of the 13 passengers.
On January 7, 1997, a Polynesian Airlines ( 5W-FAU ) DHC-6-300 hit Mount Vaea near Apia in poor visibility . The plane coming from Pago Pago was scheduled to land in Apia-Fagali'i . Due to the weather conditions, the pilots had initially avoided Apia-Faleolo , where, however, no landing was possible. When trying to return to Apia-Fagali'i, the machine flew into the western flank of the mountain. Of the five occupants, three, a pilot and two passengers, perished (see also Polynesian Airlines flight 211 ) .
2000 to 2009
On July 27, 2000, a DHC-6-300 operated by Royal Nepal Airlines (9N-ABP) collided with trees on Jarayakhali Hill in the Churia mountain range and burned out. The machine was on the flight from Bajhang to Dhangadhi . All 25 occupants, 3 crew members and 22 passengers were killed.
On March 24, 2001, the captain of a DHC-6-300 of Air Caraïbes (F-OGES) lost control of the aircraft on a scheduled flight from Sint Maarten to Saint-Barthélemy on the final approach to the local Aéroport Rémy de Haenen . The machine turned into a left turn while flying over the hill Col de la Tourmente , which was immediately in front of the runway , and collided with a residential building. A total of 20 people were killed in the accident, all 19 occupants of the aircraft and one resident of the house.
On July 29, 2004 with a DHC-6-300 of PNG Air (P2-MBA) the landing approach to Ononge was aborted in poor visibility and turned off in the direction of the alternate airport Yongai. The machine brushed against trees at a height of around 2,300 meters and fell. She was on the weekly cargo flight from Port Moresby to Ononge. Of the three crew members, only the loadmaster survived.
On August 9, 2007, an Air Moorea DHC-6-300 (F-OIQI) crashed into the sea after taking off from Moorea Airport ( French Polynesia ). The cause of the accident was the wear-related tear in a control rope used to operate the elevators . All 20 occupants were killed in the crash (see also Air Moorea flight 1121 ) .
On October 8, 2008, a DHC-6-300 of Yeti Airlines (9N-AFE) with 19 people on board crashed into the edge of the area in front of the runway at Lukla Airport . 18 people were killed; only the captain survived (see also Yeti Airlines flight 103 ) .
On June 29, 2009, a DHC-6-300 of Aviastar Mandiri (PK-BRO) collided with a mountain on a cargo flight from Dekai Airport to Wamena Airport, 19 kilometers south-southeast of the destination airport. The three-man crew was killed.
On August 2, 2009, a Merpati Nusantara Airlines (PK-NVC) DHC-6-300 with 12 passengers and 3 crew members on board was flown into a mountain on the flight from Jayapura to Oksibil (Indonesia). Since the locator beacon (Emergency Locator Transmitter) was broken, the wreckage of the plane was discovered after two-day search about 40 kilometers from Oksibil away on a mountain slope at an altitude of about 2800 meters. In this CFIT ( Controlled Flight into Terrain ) all 15 occupants were killed.
On August 11, 2009, PNG Air's DHC-6-300 (P2-MCB) flew into a mountain eleven kilometers from the airfield on the way from Port Moresby ( Papua New Guinea ) to the Kokoda Track . All 13 people on board were killed.
2010 to 2019
On December 15, 2010, a Tara Air (9N-AFX) DHC-6-310 crashed on a flight from Lamidanda, Nepal to Kathmandu near the village of Sri Chaur in the Okhaldhunga district. All 22 inmates were killed.
On November 7, 2012, a DHC-6-300 from MASwings (9M-MDO ) got off the runway when landing in Marudi ( Sarawak ) and only came to a standstill in a drainage ditch. One passenger was slightly injured, but the aircraft was seriously damaged, possibly irreparably.
On October 10, 2013, a MASwings DHC-6-310 (9M-MDM) crashed on the flight from Kota Kinabalu during a failed go - around shortly behind Kudat Airport . Two people died in the accident and four others were injured.
On February 24, 2016, a Tara Air DHC-6-400 (9N-ABB) was flown into a mountain on the flight from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom near Dana . All terrain warnings from the Ground Proximity Warning System were deliberately ignored by the captain as he considered them to be excessive. All 23 inmates were killed. This was the first total loss of a machine from the new DHC-6-400 series (see also Tara-Air flight 193 ) .
