Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 in Etsouali: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 12, 1992
Operator:
Registration:
TN-ACX
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Owando - Brazzaville
MSN:
452
YOM:
1975
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Owando to Brazzaville, while in cruising altitude, the crew encountered stormy weather when the aircraft lost height and crashed in a prairie. All five passengers were seriously injured and all three crew members were killed. The loss of control occurred in thunderstorm activity.
