Flugunfall 20 MAY 2023 einer Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 N153QS - Half Moon Bay Airport, CA (HAF)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Datum:Samstag 20 Mai 2023
Zeit:c. 14:15
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400
Fluggesellschaft:Seafly LLC
Kennzeichen: N153QS
Werknummer: 869
Baujahr: 2012
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:54 km (33.8 Meilen) W vom Land entfernt von Half Moon Bay Airport, CA (HAF) (   Pacific Ocean)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Leerflug
Flug von:Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA (STS/KSTS), USA
Flug nach:Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), USA
Unfallbericht:
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:

Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation ongoing

Informationsquelle:
» 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.

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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