De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Aug 7, 1989 (16 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on August 7, 1989 near Gambela, Gambela, Ethiopia with 16 fatalities. Cause: The crew flew under visual flight...
- Date: August 7, 1989
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Gambela, Gambela, Ethiopia
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew flew under visual flight rules into instrument conditions over mountainous terrain.
A RRC Air Service Twin Otter 300 registered ET-AIL on a humanitarian food flight from Addis Ababa to the Funyido refugee camp struck a mountain slope about 30 km southeast of Gambela in poor weather. All 16 people aboard were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.