Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 27 SEP 1991 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Solomon Islands Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | H4-SIA |
| Werknummer: | 271 |
| Baujahr: | 1969 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 13 / Insassen: 13 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 15 / Insassen: 15 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | S of Guadalcanal (Salomon Inseln)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Kirakira Airport (IRA), Salomon Inseln |
| Honiara-Henderson International Airport (HIR/AGGH), Salomon Inseln |
The Twin Otter struck the southern face of Mount Nashua at 4110 feet altitude in heavy rain and low cloud. The aircraft was making a visual descent from 8000 feet.
Informationsquelle:
» Air International
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.05
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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 Kirakira Airport to Honiara-Henderson International Airport as the crow flies is 231 km (144 miles).
Distance from Kirakira Airport to Honiara-Henderson International Airport as the crow flies is 231 km (144 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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