Narrative:
Descended fast on final approach. Application of full power couldn't prevent the aircraft from impacting the ground short of the runway.
accident date: 17-06-1988
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
registration: N950JM
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 17 June 1988 |
| Time: | 10:36 HST |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | Samoa Aviation |
| Registration: | N202RH |
| MSN: | 68 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tau Airport (TAV) ( American Samoa)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU), American Samoa |
| Tau Airport (TAV), American Samoa |
Descended fast on final approach. Application of full power couldn't prevent the aircraft from impacting the ground short of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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accident date: 17-06-1988
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
registration: N950JM
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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 Pago Pago International Airport to Tau Airport as the crow flies is 129 km (81 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Pago Pago International Airport to Tau Airport as the crow flies is 129 km (81 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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