Hiva Oa - Nuku Hiva

On April 18, 1991 at 11:56 AM, Hiva Oa - Nuku Hiva experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Air Tahiti, with the event recorded near Nuku Hiva Marquesas Islands.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

22 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 45.5%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Nuku Hiva Airport runway 06, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet, the left engine failed. The crew decided to perform an approach to runway 24 when on final, the captain ditched the aircraft few dozen meters offshore. The impact was relatively violent and 10 occupants were killed, among them the captain. All 12 other occupants were injured, some seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-OHAB, MSN 8196, year of manufacture 1990.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.8733°, -140.1246°.