Date: | Friday 17 June 1988 |
Time: | 10:36 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
Owner/operator: | Samoa Aviation |
Registration: | N202RH |
MSN: | 68 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tau Airport (TAV) -
American Samoa
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU) |
Destination airport: | Tau Airport (TAV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Narrative: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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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX88LA226 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL); 26 August 1973
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