# NTSB ENG24WA006: Viking DHC-6-200, Hulhulé Island, Maldives, October 6, 2023

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: October 6, 2023
- Place: Hulhulé Island, Maldives · Velana Int'l Airpot (VIA) / VRMM
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Maldives CAA, Woodward Inc.
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG24WA006
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193442/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA006

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: 8Q-RAL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VIKING AIRCRAFT DHC-6-200
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 045
- Year built: 1967
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Manta Air
- Registered owner: Manta Aviation Pvt Ltd.
- Departed: VR-J, Medhufaru, Noonu  Atoll
- Destination: VRMM, Velana Int. Airport (VIA)
- Airport: VIA, Velana International Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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