Polynesian Airlines Flight 211 Jun
| Polynesian Airlines Flight 211 Jun | |
|---|---|
 An identical de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter from Polynesian Airlines |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Controlled flight into terrain |
| place | near Apia , Samoa
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| date | January 7, 1997 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| operator | Polynesian Airlines |
| Mark | 5W-FAU |
| Departure airport |
Pago Pago International Airport , American Samoa
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| Destination airport |
Fagali'i Airport , Samoa
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| Passengers | 3 |
| crew | 2 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
Polynesian Airlines flight 211 was an international scheduled flight of Polynesian Airlines from Pago Pago to Apia , on which a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter flew into a mountain near Apia on January 7, 1997 . Three people died in the impact.
Flight history
The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter initially took off from Pago Pago as planned. Due to bad weather at the destination airport Fagali'i, the flight was diverted to Faleolo airport . A landing was not possible there either, which is why the captain decided to fly to the actual destination after all. Despite heavy rain and a low cloud base, the crew visually flew . Four kilometers southwest of the airport, the plane flew into the western slope of a mountain. Three of the five occupants died in the impact.
examination
The causes of the accident were named the bad weather and the decision of the captain, regardless of the reduced visibility, to continue the approach to Fagali'i airport anyway.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 5W-FAU Apia-Fagali'i Airport. In: Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved April 9, 2020 .