De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 20, 2023 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 20, 2023 near Half Moon Bay, California, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The ferry fuel tank...
- Date: May 20, 2023
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Half Moon Bay, California, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The ferry fuel tank system failed to transfer fuel for undetermined reasons, resulting in fuel starvation and ditching (NTSB).
A DHC 6 Twin Otter on a trans Pacific ferry flight could not transfer fuel from its ferry tank, turned back and ditched in the Pacific. Both pilots aboard died. The NTSB blamed failure of the ferry fuel system to transfer fuel.