ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 DQ-FIE Savusavu Airport (SVU)
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Status:
Date:Thursday 21 April 2005
Time:08:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:Sun Air Pacific
Registration: DQ-FIE
MSN: 660
First flight: 1979-12-20 (25 years 4 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:Savusavu Airport (SVU) (   Fiji)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN), Fiji
Destination airport:Savusavu Airport (SVU/NFNS), Fiji
Narrative:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, DQ-FIE, suffered a runway excursion after losing directional control on landing. The aircraft collided with a stationary Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (DQ-AFP) that was boarding passengers on the tarmac. Both aicraft suffered extensive damage.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» In the High Court of Fiji at Lautoka civil jurisdiction - HBC No.250 of 2008
» ICAO Adrep


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Distance from Nadi International Airport to Savusavu Airport as the crow flies is 227 km (142 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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