| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 1991 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Avaiki Air, lsf Fiji Air |
| Registration: | DQ-FCN |
| MSN: | 676 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 14,5 km off Rarotonga Airport (RAR) -
 Cook Islands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Aitutaki Airport (AIT/NCAI) |
| Rarotonga Airport (RAR/NCRG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While in level flight at 1700 feet during a VMC approach the aircraft pitched forward into an uncontrollable dive. It crashed into the sea and sank to a depth of about 8080 feet. The wreckage was not recovered.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 5/92 (#31)
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Suva-Nausori Airport (SUV); June 1983
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