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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 in Dubai

Date & Time: Oct 2, 2015
Operator:
Registration:
DU-SD4
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dubai - Dubai
MSN:
132
YOM:
1968
Region:
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.

Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Dubai

Date & Time: Jul 7, 2015 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DU-SD1
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dubai - Dubai
MSN:
208B-1141
YOM:
2005
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Dubai-Skydive Campus Airfield, while climbing to a height of 2,500 feet, the pilot encountered engine problems. He elected to return to the airport but eventually attempted an emergency landing in a desert area close to the airport. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 15 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.