De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 23, 1987 (8 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 23, 1987 near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia with 8 fatalities. Cause: Struck trees and stalled on...
- Date: May 23, 1987
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Struck trees and stalled on approach in poor weather
On 23 May 1987 a Merpati Nusantara DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (PK-NUW) on a scheduled passenger flight struck trees on final approach to Ruteng, Flores, in poor weather. The aircraft stalled and crashed in jungle a few kilometres from the airport, and all eight people aboard were killed.