Aitukaki - Rarotonga

On August 6, 1991 at 07:30 PM, Aitukaki - Rarotonga experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Fiji Air Services, with the event recorded near Rarotonga All Cook 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.

10 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 60.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine airplane was completing a flight from Aitukaki to Rarotonga on behalf of Avaiki Air, carrying eight passengers and two pilots. On final approach by night, at an altitude of 1,700 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea few km offshore. The aircraft quickly sank by a depth of about 2,400 metres and the wreckage was not recovered. Three passengers and one pilot were rescued while six others occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration DQ-FCN, MSN 676, year of manufacture 1972.