De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 27, 1972 (8 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 27, 1972 near Helgoland-Düne Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with 8 fatalities.
- Date: May 27, 1972
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Helgoland-Düne Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A General Air Twin Otter on a scheduled service from Helgoland to Wangerooge banked left shortly after takeoff from Düne Airport and crashed about 200 meters from the runway on 27 May 1972. Eight occupants, both pilots and six passengers, were killed. Five others were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.