Airlines PNG Flight 1600

Airlines PNG Flight 1600

An Airlines PNG de Havilland Canada Dash 8 at Kagamuga Airport.
Accident summary
Date 13 October 2011
Type Under investigation
Site 20km S of Madang Airport, Papua New Guinea.[1]
Passengers 28
Crew 4
Injuries 4
Fatalities 28[2]
Survivors 4[2]
Aircraft type de Havilland Canada Dash 8
Operator Airlines PNG
Tail number P2-MCJ[1]
Flight origin Lae Nadzab Airport, Papua New Guinea
Destination Madang Airport, Papua New Guinea

Airlines PNG Flight 1600 was a passenger flight which crashed in near the mouth of the Gogol River, Papua New Guinea on 13 October 2011. 28 of the 32 onboard died. The aircraft involved, a de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 (known as a Dash 8), was operating Airlines PNG's scheduled domestic service from Lae Nadzab Airport to Madang Airport. The crash site was 20km south of of the destination.[3][2]

It was hard to reach the survivors as according to firefighters, "it was very hard to get there. Very dense", however they reportedly declined to say anything about survivors or victims.[4]

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Aircraft

The aircraft that crashed was a de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102. The aircraft was first flown in 1988.[1]

Investigation

An investigation is being carried out by the Accident Investigation Commission of Papua New Guinea and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.[5] Investigators have located and retrieved the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder.[6]

Aftermath

After the crash, Airlines PNG decided to ground its entire fleet of 12 Dash 8s until further notice.[7] Along with this, it quarantined a fuel depot at Lae Nadzab Airport from which the crashed aircraft was refuelled before departing on the accident flight.[8]

References

Papua New Guinea portal
Aviation portal
Disasters portal
  1. ^ a b c "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. 13 October 2011. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20111013-0. Retrieved 14 October 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Fox, Liam (14 October 2011). "More than 20 dead in PNG plane crash". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-13/plane-crashes-in-png/3570522. Retrieved 14 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Aussie pilot survives as 28 die in PNG plane crash". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 October 2011. http://www.smh.com.au/world/aussie-pilot-survives-as-28-die-in-png-plane-crash-20111014-1lnof.html#ixzz1ahT1d9Q3. Retrieved 14 October 2011. 
  4. ^ "Kiwis believed among PNG air crash survivors". TVNZ. 14 October 2011. http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/kiwis-believed-among-png-air-crash-survivors-4464054. Retrieved 14 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Collision with terrain - de Havilland Dash 8, P2-MCJ, 20 km S of Madang, PNG, 13 October 2011". Australian Transport Safety Bureau. Australian Government. 14 October 2011. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ae-2011-132.aspx. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  6. ^ Fox, Liam (15 October 2011). "Black boxes retrieved from PNG plane crash". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-15/png-crash-aussie-pilot-moved/3572814. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  7. ^ "Airlines PNG grounded after crash". Herald Sun. 14 October 2011. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/airlines-png-grounded-after-crash/story-e6frf7jx-1226166366599. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  8. ^ Witter, Anne (14 October 2011). "Airlines PNG Grounds Fleet of 12 Dash 8 Aircraft, Pilots from Australia and New Zealand Rescued". International Business Times. http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/230960/20111014/dash-8-airlines-png-crash.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2011.