ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 S9-BAL São Tomé Island Airport (TMS)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Tuesday 23 May 2006
Time:18:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:Air São Tomé & Principe
Registration: S9-BAL
MSN: 648
First flight: 1979-10-31 (26 years 7 months)
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:3 km (1.9 mls) off São Tomé Island Airport (TMS) (   São Tomé and Príncipe)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:São Tomé Island Airport (TMS/FPST), São Tomé and Príncipe
Destination airport:São Tomé Island Airport (TMS/FPST), São Tomé and Príncipe
Narrative:
The Twin Otter crashed into the Baía Ana Chaves, two miles offshore during a training flight. The aircraft was probably approaching runway 29 over sea.

Sources:
» Único avião da Air São Tomé despenhou-se no mar (Jornal de São Tomé e Príncipe, 24-5-2006)


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accident date: 23-05-2006
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: S9-BAL
 

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