ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 F-OGHD Marie Galante-Les Bases Airport (GBJ)

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Status:
Date:	Saturday 18 November 1978
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:	Air Guadeloupe
Registration:	F-OGHD
MSN:	469
First flight:	1975
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:	Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 19
Total:	Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	3 km (1.9 mls) off Marie Galante-Les Bases Airport (GBJ) ( Guadeloupe)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet Airport (PTP/TFFR), Guadeloupe
Destination airport:	Marie Galante-Les Bases Airport (GBJ/TFFM), Guadeloupe

Narrative:
The Twin Otter struck the water with its left wingtip while flying in a violent squall with a 200-300 feet ceiling. The aircraft crashed and sank in 13 m of water.

Classification:

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water

Photos

accident date: 18-11-1978
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: F-OGHD

Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet Airport to Marie Galante-Les Bases Airport as the crow flies is 52 km (32 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

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