This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.
| Date: | Sunday 20 October 2024 |
| Time: | c. 07:22 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | SAM Air |
| Registration: | PK-SMH |
| MSN: | 462 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi Island -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO/WAMG) |
| Bumi Panua Pohuwato Airport (WAFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A SAM Air DHC-6 Twin Otter stalled while on approach to runway 27 at Bumi Panua Pohuwato Airport, Indonesia, killing all four occupants.
The aircraft with three crew and one passenger departed from Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) at 07:02 on a short flight to Bumi Panua Pohuwato Airport.
The Twin Otter Crashed into a waterlogged field close to the airport.
Sources:
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4409517/pesawat-sam-air-diduga-jatuh-di-pohuwato
https://regional.kompas.com/read/2024/10/20/112831278/pesawat-sam-air-jatuh-di-pohuwato-sempat-hilang-kontak-sebelum-ditemukan#
https://kalteng.tribunnews.com/2024/10/20/kabar-duka-kronologi-lengkap-pesawat-sam-air-tewaskan-pilot-di-gorontalo-sulawesi-utara-hari-ini
https://enamplus.liputan6.com/regional/read/5754304/video-detik-detik-pesawat-pk-smh-sam-air-jatuh-terekam-kamera-warga
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 2012 | PK-YRF | Trigana Air Service | 1 | Mulia Airport (WAJM), Papua | |
sub |
| 5 February 2013 | PK-YRF | Trigana Air Service | 0 | Apalapsili Aerodrome | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Media:
Pesawat SAM Air PK-SMH (DHC6) jatuh di tambak warga di Pohuwato
— antaranews.com (@antaranews) October 20, 2024
?: ANTARA FOTO/HO-Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara/aww.
Lihat selengkapnya:https://t.co/cyCboTChuj pic.twitter.com/G1mK80nqPa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2024 06:38 | battleaxe10 | Added |
| 20-Oct-2024 06:40 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Oct-2024 07:43 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 20-Oct-2024 08:26 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Oct-2024 08:24 | ASN | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2024 10:29 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2024 10:30 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 08-Jun-2025 16:20 | ASN | Updated |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation