Narrative:
The Vanair de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into sea near Port Vila (Vanuatu) in a heavy rain squall. Five survivors were able to swim ashore. Seven other occupants presumably drowned.
» World Airline Accident Summary- Airclaims
» Alive! / by Neil Watts and William Johnsson (Adventist Review, 11.11.1999)
accident date: 08-05-1999
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: G-BHXG
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 8 May 1999 |
| Time: | 19:21 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Vanair |
| Registration: | YJ-RV9 |
| MSN: | 694 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) off Port Vila ( Vanuatu)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport (SON/NVSS), Vanuatu |
| Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport (VLI/NVVV), Vanuatu |
The Vanair de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into sea near Port Vila (Vanuatu) in a heavy rain squall. Five survivors were able to swim ashore. Seven other occupants presumably drowned.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» Tommy Maurer» World Airline Accident Summary- Airclaims
» Alive! / by Neil Watts and William Johnsson (Adventist Review, 11.11.1999)
Photos
accident date: 08-05-1999
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: G-BHXG
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 Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport to Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport as the crow flies is 270 km (169 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport to Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport as the crow flies is 270 km (169 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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