| 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 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18403 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tau Airport (TAV) -
 American Samoa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU) |
| Tau Airport (TAV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
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:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL); 26 August 1973
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