De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Dec 8, 1992, Pogapa
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on December 8, 1992 near Pogapa, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not...
- Date: December 8, 1992
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Pogapa, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew did not prepare the flight according to procedures and skipped the pre-takeoff checklist, so the takeoff began with the parking brake still engaged.
A Trigana Air Twin Otter cargo aircraft veered right during its takeoff roll at Pogapa airfield and then left the runway. It went down an embankment and came to rest in a ravine. Both pilots escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.