De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 22, 1981 (18 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 22, 1981 near Macará, Loja, Ecuador with 18 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during...
- Date: May 22, 1981
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Macará, Loja, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during descent in poor weather with low clouds and rain showers.
A TAME-operated DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE457) carrying government members, army officers and journalists crashed into a mountain slope a few km from Macara while descending in poor weather. All 18 occupants were killed.