| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 12, 1986 |
| Time: | 1522 |
| Location: | Port Ellen, Islay Island |
| Operator: | Loganair |
| Flight #: | 423 |
| Route: | Glasgow - Port Ellen |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Registration: | G-BGPC |
| cn / ln: | 635 |
| Aboard: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The crew mistook Laphroaig for Port Ellen and crashed into a hill. Decision to allow the handling pilot to carry out a visual approach in unsuitable meteorological conditions. An error in visual navigation was a contributory factor. |
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