Narrative:
The DHC-6 Twin Otter float plane, registered 8Q-TME, was moored at Kanifushi Island Resort overnight. In the morning the aircraft was found to be partially submerged. The right hand float was submerged, along with the right hand wing up to the no.2 engine.
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| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Monday 21 September 2015 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Trans Maldivian Airways |
| Registration: | 8Q-TME |
| MSN: | 798 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Lhaviyani Kanifushi lagoon ( Maldives)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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The DHC-6 Twin Otter float plane, registered 8Q-TME, was moored at Kanifushi Island Resort overnight. In the morning the aircraft was found to be partially submerged. The right hand float was submerged, along with the right hand wing up to the no.2 engine.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Haveeru» Maldives Finest
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