Dehavilland Canada Twin Otter
Twin Turboprop· 131 globally registered
The Dehavilland Canada Twin Otter (DHC6) is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 74 knots; operating envelope 5,670 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 1,132 flights operated by this type across 122 airframes and 54 carriers. The largest observed operator is DESERT SAND AIRCRAFT LEASING CO INC (SD2).
Safety in context
The incident rate counts flights with ANY safety event detected by SkyMeter: go-arounds (a routine response, not a failure), unstable-approach gate flags (advisory thresholds), rejected takeoffs (the system working as designed), and runway events. It is NOT an accident rate or fatality rate. For accident statistics, refer to the NTSB Aviation Accident Database (USA) or the Aviation Safety Network. See methodology for what each event type measures.
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Speed envelope & approach
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Top operators
By fleet size · last 7 days
Safety profile
Flagged flights · last 7 days
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Recent incidents
Flagged flights of DHC6
Recent flights
Real flights of DHC6 · airborne ≥ 20 min
