Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 6 May 2007
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Multinational Force and Observers-MFO, lsf L’Arme de L’Air
Registration Number: 742/F-RACB
Location: near El-Thamad –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Twin Otter aircraftTwin Otter aircraft
Category: Accident
A Twin Otter, owned by the French Air Force, operated on behalf of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai Peninsula. The aircraft departed El-Gora Air Base at 07:46 on a flight to Santa Katarina (SKV) and subsequently crashed after attempting an emergency landing on a road, colliding with a truck.A Twin Otter, owned by the French Air Force, operated on behalf of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai Peninsula. The aircraft departed El-Gora Air Base at 07:46 on a flight to Santa Katarina (SKV) and subsequently crashed after attempting an emergency landing on a road, colliding with a truck.
Description
The Twin Otter was owned by the French Air Force and operated on behalf of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Egyptian/Israeli border in the Sinai peninsula. The airplane departed the El-Gora Air Base at 07:46 on a flight to Santa Katarina (SKV). Preliminary information suggests that the pilot attempted an emergency landing on a road. It collided with a truck and crashed.
Source of Information
http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=mdm-twinotter&lang=frhttp://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=mdm-twinotter&lang=frPrimary Cause
Emergency landing attempt on a road.Emergency landing attempt on a road.Share on:
