We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Seven minutes after takeoff from Olpoi Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain located few km from the airstrip. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the pilot, who was inexperienced in low flight operations over mountainous terrain, modified his route after takeoff to allow the passengers, students in forestry, to observe the local forets. The p
Britten-Norman Islander · 9 fatalities