ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 742/F-RACB El-Thamad
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Sunday 6 May 2007
Time:08:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operating for:Multinational Force and Observers - MFO
Leased from:L''Armée de L''Air
Registration: 742/F-RACB
MSN: 742
First flight: 1981
Total airframe hrs:10939
Cycles:15168
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near El-Thamad (   Egypt)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:El-Gora Airport (EGH/HEGR), Egypt
Destination airport:Santa Katarina-Mount Sinai Airport (SKV/HESC), Egypt
Flightnumber: 690
Narrative:
The Twin Otter was owned by the French Air Force and operated on behalf of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Egyptian/Israeli border in the Sinai peninsula. The airplane departed the El-Gora Air Base at 07:46 on a flight to Santa Katarina (SKV). Preliminary information suggests that the pilot attempted an emergency landing on a road. It collided with a truck and crashed.

Sources:
» Neuf morts, dont huit Français, dans l'accident d'un avion militaire dans le Sinaï (AP, 6-5-2007)
» Aérosteles : Lieux de mémoire aéronautique


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photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-300-742-CB
accident date: 06-05-2007
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 742/CB
photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-300-742-CB
accident date: 06-05-2007
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 742/CB
 

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 El-Gora Airport to Santa Katarina-Mount Sinai Airport as the crow flies is 263 km (165 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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