De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Aug 27, 1992 (8 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on August 27, 1992 near El Estrecho, Loreto, Peru with 8 fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the available...
- Date: August 27, 1992
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: El Estrecho, Loreto, Peru
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined in the available sources. Engine problems led to the emergency landing attempt that ended in the trees.
A TANS Twin Otter 300 flying the scheduled service from Iquitos to El Estrecho ran into engine trouble. The crew chose an emergency landing on the Rio Algodon, but the aircraft struck trees in dense forest about 22 km south of El Estrecho. Both pilots and six passengers were killed and 13 other occupants were injured.