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Seaplane Crashes, Meedhupparu Island


Maldivian airtaxi. Meedhupparu Island. April 02, 2008
What: Maldivian Air Taxi de Havilland DHC6 Twin Otter
Where: Halavelhi Resort lagoon while coming in for a landing, one of the Otter’s wings struck the water causing the crew to lose control of the airplane.
When: Jun 2nd 2009
Who: 4 passengers, 3 crew
Why: After taking photographers on a photo-flight over the resort, on return, the wing struck water and the pilot lost control. There were no major injuries.

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