Airplane Crash - Tau Island, American Samoa 07/21/1984
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Tau Island, American Samoa
| Date | 07/21/1984 |
| Time | 13:40 |
| Location | Tau Island, American Samoa |
| Operator | South PacifiIsland Airways |
| Route | Pango Pango - Tau Island |
| Type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Registration | N43SP |
| Cn/In | 669 |
| Aboard | 14 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | While turning from its base leg onto the final approach the fight controls suddenly collapsed and the nose of the plane pitched up. The pilot attempted to maintain control of the aircraft by using the throttle and flap controls but it collided with a vehicle and terminal building. A rusted elevator control cable broke. Improper maintenance procedures. Total failure of the elevator control due to corrosion. |
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