Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 in Dubai
Date & Time:
Oct 2, 2015
Registration:
DU-SD4
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dubai - Dubai
MSN:
132
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful skydiving mission over the Dubai Drop Zone, the pilot was returning to his base. Upon landing on runway 06, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the left, struck an embankment and came to rest with the right wing torn off. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.