- 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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