Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 PZ-TAV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197573
 
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Date:Sunday 14 November 1976
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator:Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij
Registration: PZ-TAV
MSN: 94
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Amotopo Airstrip -   Suriname
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:ORG / SMZO
Destination airport:SMAM
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 14 November 1976 a freak accident happened at Amatopo Airstrip (SMAM), Suriname. SLM Co-pilot M. van Waveren was killed when he walked into the running propeller of the parked aircraft, de Havilland Twin Otter DHC6-100 (PZ-TAV) after the landing. The pilot was G. Brunings.

Sources:

http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2023 20:05 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]

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