Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer crash, Aug 30, 1957 (2 killed)
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer accident on August 30, 1957 near Yapen Islands Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Fatigue...
- Date: August 30, 1957
- Aircraft: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
- Location: Yapen Islands Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fatigue failure of the V brace strut
The Twin Pioneer lost its right wing in flight during a training turn off the Yapen coast and sank in the sea about 13 km offshore. Both pilots died. The investigating commission attributed the failure to fatigue of the V brace strut.