OH-PRA

On August 20, 1992 at 12:00 AM, OH-PRA experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Finnish Government, with the event recorded near Oulu Northern Ostrobothnia.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a maritime patrol flight on behalf of the Finnish Border Guards (Rajavartiolaitos). While descending to Oulu Airport, both engines stopped simultaneously. The crew reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft in the Liminga Bay, few km from the airport. Both pilots were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration OH-PRA, MSN 31-7612080, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 65.0344°, 25.4531°.