Narrative:
The right wing broke off when the Twin Otter crew were forced to make an emergency landing following an engine failure.
accident date: 13-07-1984
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 7P-LAA
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 13 July 1984 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Lesotho Airways |
| Registration: | 7P-LAA |
| MSN: | 622 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) ( Lesotho)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH/FXMK), Lesotho |
| Maseru-Moshoeshoe International Airport (MSU/FXMM), Lesotho | |
| Flightnumber: | 501 |
The right wing broke off when the Twin Otter crew were forced to make an emergency landing following an engine failure.
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accident date: 13-07-1984
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 7P-LAA
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 Mokhotlong Airport to Maseru-Moshoeshoe International Airport as the crow flies is 148 km (93 miles).
Distance from Mokhotlong Airport to Maseru-Moshoeshoe International Airport as the crow flies is 148 km (93 miles).
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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