De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Dec 19, 1984 (21 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on December 19, 1984 near Bagua, Amazonas, Peru with 21 fatalities. Cause: Not established; no official Peruvian...
- Date: December 19, 1984
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Bagua, Amazonas, Peru
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not established; no official Peruvian report found, and the record describes an in flight explosion.
A Peruvian Air Force DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (FAP307) on a PetroPeru charter from Iquitos to Piura with a stop at Bagua exploded while climbing after takeoff from Bagua El Valor Airport and crashed. All 21 occupants, three crew and 18 passengers, were killed.