Estado: | |
Fecha: | viernes 27 septiembre 1991 |
Tipo: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Operador: | Solomon Islands Airlines |
Registración: | H4-SIA |
Numéro de série: | 271 |
Año de Construcción: | 1969 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 13 / Ocupantes: 13 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | S of Guadalcanal ( Islas Salomón)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kirakira Airport (IRA/AGGK), Islas Salomón |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Honiara-Henderson International Airport (HIR/AGGH), Islas Salomón |
Descripción: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.
Fuentes:
» Air International
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.05
Fotos
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 Kirakira Airport to Honiara-Henderson International Airport as the crow flies is 231 km (144 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.