Date:	Tuesday 23 May 2006
Time:	18:22
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator:	Air São Tomé & Principe
Registration:	S9-BAL
MSN:	648
Year of manufacture:	1979
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	3 km off São Tomé Island Airport (TMS) -   São Tomé and Príncipe
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	São Tomé Island Airport (TMS/FPST)
Destination airport:	São Tomé Island Airport (TMS/FPST)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The Twin Otter crashed into the Baía Ana Chaves, two miles offshore during a training flight. The aircraft was probably approaching runway 29 over sea.

Único avião da Air São Tomé despenhou-se no mar (Jornal de São Tomé e Príncipe, 24-5-2006)

photo (c) Mauro Cerizzi; Principe Airport (PCP/FPPR); January 2003

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