- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 08, 1999
Time: 1921
Location: Off Port Vila, Vanuatu
Operator: Vanair
Flight #: ?
Route: Espírita Santo - Port Vila
AC Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Registration: YJ-RV9
cn / ln: 694
Aboard: 12   (passengers:11  crew:1)
Fatalities: 7   (passengers:6  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into the ocean during a heavy rain. It is reported that the flight had appeared to be proceeding normally until impact with the water.
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