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Plane crash on Flotta

Twin otter charter flight that crashed on flotta in April 1983 due to crosswinds.
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Picture added on 15 January 2010 at 19:12
Comments:
Was anybody hurt?
Added by Al Hine on 16 January 2010
When the aircraft came to a sudden stop the wings folded forward and one of the props sliced through the pilots seat belt missing him by millimeters. I don't know of anybody else being hurt.
Added by W Watters on 19 January 2010
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