Olpoi - Luganville

On July 25, 1991 at 12:40 PM, Olpoi - Luganville experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Vanair, with the event recorded near Olpoi All Vanuatu.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration YJ-RV4, MSN 220, year of manufacture 1970.