| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 August 2007 |
| Type | Pilot error |
| Site | Moorea, French Polynesia |
| Passengers | 19 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 20 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Air Moorea |
| Tail number | F-OIQI[1] |
On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121, operated on an Air Moorea de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane, crashed shortly after taking off from Temae Airport on Moorea island in French Polynesia; the plane was bound for Tahiti.
According to the official report by Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, all 20 occupants, including 19 passengers and one crew member, died.
Of the passengers, two European Union officials were on the plane. [2]