- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 21, 1984 |
Time: | 1340 |
Location: | Tau Island, American Samoa |
Operator: | South Pacific Island Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Pango Pango - Tau Island |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Registration: | N43SP |
cn / ln: | 669 |
Aboard: | 14 (passengers:11 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While turning from its base leg onto the final approach the fight controls suddenly collapsed and the nose of the plane pitched up. The pilot attempted to maintain control of the aircraft by using the throttle and flap controls but it collided with a vehicle and terminal building. A rusted elevator control cable broke. Improper maintenance procedures. Total failure of the elevator control due to corrosion. |
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