De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes

338 crashes involving the De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter since 1967, with 1,986 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 338
• Fatal crashes: 233
• Fatalities: 1,986
• First recorded: March 11, 1967
• Most recent: June 8, 2025

Deadliest

1. December 17, 1994: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Selbang, Western (Fly), Papua New Guinea (28 fatalities)
2. July 27, 2000: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dhangadhi, Seti, Nepal (25 fatalities)
3. September 8, 1977: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Keng Tung Shan State, Myanmar (25 fatalities)
4. February 24, 2016: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dana, Dhawalagiri, Nepal (23 fatalities)
5. January 23, 1985: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt El Plateado, Chocó, Colombia (23 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (52)
• Canada (47)
• Indonesia (32)
• Nepal (20)
• Colombia (17)
• Papua New Guinea (17)
• Peru (12)
• Ecuador (9)
• Argentina (7)
• Chile (7)
• Ethiopia (6)
• Myanmar (6)

Years

• 1989 (20)
• 1983 (18)
• 1984 (17)
• 1981 (14)
• 1986 (13)
• 1987 (13)
• 1978 (12)
• 1982 (12)
• 1988 (12)
• 1996 (12)
• 1985 (10)
• 1979 (9)

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

• June 8, 2025: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tullahoma-William Northern Field, Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 25, 2025: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand (6 fatalities)
• October 20, 2024: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Panua Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• December 27, 2023: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
• May 20, 2023: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Half Moon Bay, California, United States (2 fatalities)
• May 29, 2022: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sanosware, Dhawalagiri, Nepal (22 fatalities)
• May 11, 2022: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Nanga Eboko, Centre, Cameroon (11 fatalities)
• September 15, 2021: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Bilogai-Sugapa, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
• September 18, 2019: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kampung Mamontoga, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• August 30, 2018: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mojo, Oromia, Ethiopia (18 fatalities)
• May 24, 2017: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Perris Valley, California, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 9, 2016: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fentress, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 24, 2016: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dana, Dhawalagiri, Nepal (23 fatalities)
• October 2, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Bajaja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (10 fatalities)
• October 2, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dubai-Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Louisburg-North Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kuredu Island, North Central Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
• September 20, 2014: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
• February 16, 2014: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dihidanda, Lumbini, Nepal (18 fatalities)
• October 10, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia (2 fatalities)
• May 16, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Jomsom, Dhawalagiri, Nepal (0 fatalities)
• April 17, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sam Neua, Houaphan Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 2013: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Elizabeth, Antarctica (3 fatalities)
• March 9, 2012: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Caballococha, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
• September 22, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
• July 11, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Maadhiggaru Falhu, North Central Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
• March 8, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Clayton, Georgia, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 20, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Santa Clara, Pastaza, Ecuador (6 fatalities)
• December 15, 2010: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Okhaldhunga, Sagarmatha, Nepal (22 fatalities)
• May 10, 2010: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Alert AFB, Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 11, 2009: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kokoda, Central, Papua New Guinea (13 fatalities)
• August 2, 2009: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Oksibil, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (15 fatalities)
• June 29, 2009: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
• June 2, 2009: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Halaveli (Alifu Alifu Atoll), North Central Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 2009: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
• October 8, 2008: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary, Sagarmatha, Nepal (18 fatalities)
• July 14, 2008: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, North Ari Atoll, North Central Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 2008: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Cochamó, Región de Los Lagos, Chile (3 fatalities)
• June 18, 2008: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Hyannis-Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (1 fatality)
• June 8, 2008: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sidra (As Sidr), Sirte, Libya (0 fatalities)
• April 4, 2008: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• August 31, 2007: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Punia, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
• August 9, 2007: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia (20 fatalities)
• July 8, 2007: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Muncho Lake, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
• May 24, 2007: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Pampa Hermosa, San Martín, Peru (13 fatalities)
• May 6, 2007: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, at-Tamad, Dakahlia, Egypt (9 fatalities)
• November 17, 2006: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Puncak Jaya, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (12 fatalities)
• July 29, 2006: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sullivan, Missouri, United States (6 fatalities)
• June 21, 2006: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Jumla, Karnali, Nepal (9 fatalities)
• May 23, 2006: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Santo Antonio, Cantagalo, São Tomé and Principe (4 fatalities)
• December 16, 2005: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tamarindo, Guanacaste (North Pacific), Costa Rica (0 fatalities)
• September 8, 2005: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Murandi, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
• June 4, 2005: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Rittman, Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 12, 2005: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Timika, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (17 fatalities)
• February 22, 2005: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Bimin-Wobagen, Sandaun (West Sepik), Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
• July 29, 2004: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Ononge, Central, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
• July 4, 2004: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mile 222 (Canol Road), Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
• May 25, 2004: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary, Sagarmatha, Nepal (3 fatalities)
• January 19, 2004: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mulia, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• January 5, 2004: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sturt Island, Western (Fly), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• June 5, 2003: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lake Wicksteed, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• April 28, 2003: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mulia, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• March 27, 2003: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mulia, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• September 3, 2002: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Silimo, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• August 22, 2002: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal (18 fatalities)
• July 17, 2002: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Surkhet, Bheri, Nepal (4 fatalities)
• May 25, 2002: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Nabire, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (6 fatalities)
• January 15, 2002: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico (4 fatalities)
• March 24, 2001: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Saint-Barthélemy-Rémy de Haenen (Saint-Jean-Gustave III), Saint-Barthélemy (20 fatalities)
• November 1, 2000: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Coal Harbour (Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• July 31, 2000: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
• July 27, 2000: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dhangadhi, Seti, Nepal (25 fatalities)
• March 17, 2000: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Carreto, Guna Yala, Panama (10 fatalities)
• December 25, 1999: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Simara, Narayani, Nepal (10 fatalities)
• August 6, 1999: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Ilaga, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• May 8, 1999: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Port Vila, Vanuatu (7 fatalities)
• April 8, 1999: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Málaga, Santander, Colombia (5 fatalities)
• April 5, 1999: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Palm Beach County Park-Lantana, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 19, 1999: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Davis Inlet, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (1 fatality)
• September 28, 1998: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Praia, Cabo Verde (1 fatality)
• August 21, 1998: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Ghorepani, Gandaki, Nepal (18 fatalities)
• August 19, 1998: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Antofagasta, Región de Antofagasta, Chile (0 fatalities)
• January 8, 1998: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• November 9, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Simbai, Madang, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• September 12, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Minembwe, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (22 fatalities)
• July 18, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
• April 12, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
• January 7, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Apia-Fagali'i, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (3 fatalities)
• November 30, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia (14 fatalities)
• October 3, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kahemba, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo (6 fatalities)
• September 30, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Ilaga, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• August 12, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Markham Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
• August 9, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico (1 fatality)
• July 9, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mendi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (20 fatalities)
• May 10, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Santa Maria de Otaez, Durango, Mexico (17 fatalities)
• April 7, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Bagua, Amazonas, Peru (3 fatalities)
• February 16, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala (2 fatalities)