De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 17, 1978 (2 killed)

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 17, 1978 near Kingston-Up Park Camp AFP Kingston City District, Jamaica with 2 fatalities.

A Jamaica Defence Force DHC-6 Twin Otter (JDFT-6) was flying a local training sortie from Up Park Camp, Kingston, with the left engine deliberately shut down to simulate a failure. On the third approach it banked left and crashed in flames on a cricket pitch near the airfield, killing both pilots. The aircraft was destroyed.

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