De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jul 11, 2011, Maadhi...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on July 11, 2011 near Maadhiggaru Falhu, North Central Province, Maldivian Islands with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: July 11, 2011
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Maadhiggaru Falhu, North Central Province, Maldivian Islands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The official investigation findings were not located.
A Trans Maldivian Airways Twin Otter was on a training flight from Male that practised simulated single-engine landings in a lagoon. On the final landing on open water outside the lagoon, a wave bounced the aircraft about 20 feet into the air and it came down heavily. No one was killed.