- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 09, 2007 |
Time: | 1200 |
Location: | Off Moorea, French Polynesia |
Operator: | Air Moorea |
Flight #: | 1121 |
Route: | Moorea - Papeete |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Registration: | F-OIQ |
cn / ln: | 608 |
Aboard: | 20 (passengers:19 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 20 (passengers:19 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Soon after taking off the plane began loosing altitude and veered to the right until it crashed into the sea 1 mile beyond the runway. Loss of pitch control of the aircraft following a break in an elevator cable. |
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