| - | 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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