De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Apr 12, 1990 (5 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on April 12, 1990 near Værøy (Lofoten Islands), Nordland, Norway with 5 fatalities. Cause: Gusts beyond the...
- Date: April 12, 1990
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Værøy (Lofoten Islands), Nordland, Norway
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Gusts beyond the aircraft's tolerance cracked the tail rudder and tailplane, making it uncontrollable.
A Wideroe de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (LN-BNS) took off from Vaeroy Airport in the Lofoten Islands on 12 April 1990 at about 14:44. Less than two minutes after takeoff it banked left, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea about 1.8 km from the airport, killing all five people on board.