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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Servicio Aéreo Dominicanas |
| Registration: | HI-367 |
| MSN: | 223 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santo Domingo-Herrera Int'l Airport (HEX) -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barahona |
| Santo Domingo-Herrera International Airport (HEX/MDHE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On final approach, the rate of descent increased and the aircraft hit rough ground 70 m before the threshold.
The nose gear collapsed and left wing separated.
Failure to maintain flying speed and inadequate supervision of flight were factors.
Sources:
El Caribe 10 January 1981, p2 (photo)
http://twinotterarchive.com/DHC-6_223.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 2014 | N223AL | Win Win Aviation | 0 | Middletown Regional Airport (KMWO), OH |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2024 08:01 | TB | Added |
| 08-Oct-2024 09:32 | ASN | Updated [Location, Country, Destination airport, ] |
| 08-Oct-2024 09:37 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2024 16:38 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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