De Havilland DHC-6-100 N202RH
17 June 1988 · Tau, American Samoa · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1988 at about 20:36 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-100 registered N202RH, operated by Somoa Aviation, was involved in an accident near Tau, American Samoa. 16 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 15 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tau, American Samoa
- Nearest airport
- Tau (H136)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-100
- Registration
- N202RH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Somoa Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pago Pago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA226
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CAPTAIN, WHO WAS FLYING THE TWIN OTTER FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, ENTERED A RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. A LEFT QUARTERING, 15 KNOT HEADWIND, WAS GUSTING ACROSS THE AIRPORT. UPON TURNING TO THE FINAL APPROACH THE CAPTAIN REDUCED THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE POWER TO THE LOW SPEED RANGE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED THE RUNWAY THE RATE OF DESCENT ACCELERATED. THE CAPTAIN'S APPLICATION OF FULL ENGINE POWER FAILED TO ARREST THE AIRCRAFT'S RATE OF DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Homer, Alaska, United States | ERA Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 29 Oct 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Halawa, Molokai, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 20 |
| 19 Sep 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Sleepy Bay, Alaska, United States | Sound Adventures | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1990 | Bell 47G5 | American Samoa | Larry Z. Fishing Co. Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Sep 1991 | Piper PA-60-602P | Pago Pago, American Samoa | Apollo Air P/L | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1991 | De Havilland DHC6-300 | Nuuuli, American Samoa | Polynesian Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tau, American Samoa | South Pacific Island | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Apr 1993 | Bell 47-G2 | American Samoa | San Diego Fisheries | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2009 | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 | Pago Pago, American Samoa | Inter Island Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |