ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 935 Antofagasta-Cerro Moreno Airport (ANF)
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Date:Wednesday 19 August 1998
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: 935
MSN: 7
First flight: 1966
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Antofagasta-Cerro Moreno Airport (ANF) (   Chile)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Antofagasta-Cerro Moreno Airport (ANF/SCFA), Chile
Destination airport:Antofagasta-Cerro Moreno Airport (ANF/SCFA), Chile
Narrative:
During takeoff, after V1, the pilot turned immediately right, causing the right wing to touch the ground. The aircraft then crashed.
Reportedly the Pilot Flying was a Mirage jet pilot. When ATC requested the flight to expedite the takeoff, the pilot made a right hand turn at low altitude, without realizing the Twin Otter's wing span.

Sources:
» Werner Fischdick
» Jose Velasco (e-mail, 12-10-2018)


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