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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 2024 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Divi Divi Air |
| Registration: | PJ-DVF |
| MSN: | 601 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Aruba-Reina Beatrix Airport (AUA/TNCA) -
 Aruba
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Aruba-Reina Beatrix Airport (AUA/TNCA) |
| Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Divi Divi Air flight 3R279, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, returned to Aruba-Reina Beatrix Airport (AUA) after smoke was noted in the cabin after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/divi-divi-air-aircraft-makes-precautionary-landing-in-aruba-after-smoke-in-cabin/
https://bes-reporter.com/divi-divi-plane-makes-precautionary-landing-in-aruba-after-smoke-in-cabin/
https://english.24ora.com/2024/08/14/smoke-in-cockpit-leads-to-emergency-landing-of-divi-divi-airplane/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DVR279/history/20240813/2110Z/TNCA/TNCA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/3r279#369f4300
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1984 | N28SP | South Pacific Island Airways | 0 | Tau, Manu'a, HI |  |
sub |
| 23 April 2023 | PJ-DVF | Divi Divi Air | 0 | near Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) |  |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
| 14 August 2023 | PJ-DVF | Divi Divi Air | 0 | west of Curacao | |
non |
| Pax door failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2024 17:25 | aus | Added |
| 14-Aug-2024 17:27 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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