Runway excursion Incident Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter DQ-FJQ, Thursday 20 November 2025
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Date:Thursday 20 November 2025
Time:c. 12:54 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter
Owner/operator:Fiji Link
Registration: DQ-FJQ
MSN: 959
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN) -   Fiji
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Kandavu Airport (KDV/NFKD)
Destination airport:Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Fiji Link Viking DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, flight FJ142, veered off the left side of runway 27 during landing at Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN) and came to a full stop in the grass.
No reported injuries and the aircraft was not damaged.

METAR:

METAR NFFN 200100Z 30010KT 270V330 9999 SCT026TCU 31/24 Q1010 TEMPO FM0200 31015G25KT 3000 +TSRA SCT018CB
METAR NFFN 200000Z 30011KT 9999 SCT026TCU 30/24 Q1011 TEMPO 0100/0200 31015G25KT 3000 +TSRA SCT018CB

Sources:

https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/fiji-link-plane-skids-off-runway-at-nadi-airport/

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/FJI142/history/20251120/0045Z/NFKD/NFFN

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/54023_1555317077.jpg (photo)

History of this aircraft

Ex C-FKVM

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

8 September 2025 DQ-FJQ Fiji Link 0 Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN) min
Runway excursion

Location

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2025 15:58 ASN Added
21-Nov-2025 16:03 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]
21-Nov-2025 17:07 RobertMB Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category, ]

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