Narrative:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 400, N153QS, crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 54 km west of the Half Moon Bay Airport (HAF), California.
The aircraft had departed Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, California (STS) at 15:21 UTC (08:21 local time) on a flight to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii (HNL).
ADS-B data suggests that the aircraft at some point turned back, heading for HAF, until it crashed at 14:15 local time.
» twinotterworldnews.com
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 20 May 2023 |
| Time: | c. 14:15 |
| Type: |  Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 |
| Operator: | Seafly LLC |
| Registration: | N153QS |
| MSN: | 869 |
| First flight: | 2012 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 54 km (33.8 mls) W off Half Moon Bay Airport, CA (HAF) ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA (STS/KSTS), United States of America |
| Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America |
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 400, N153QS, crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 54 km west of the Half Moon Bay Airport (HAF), California.
The aircraft had departed Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, California (STS) at 15:21 UTC (08:21 local time) on a flight to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii (HNL).
ADS-B data suggests that the aircraft at some point turned back, heading for HAF, until it crashed at 14:15 local time.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» sfchronicle.com» twinotterworldnews.com
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Distance from Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA to Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3827 km (2392 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA to Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3827 km (2392 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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