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Fecha: | lunes 17 julio 1972 |
Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
Operador: | Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea |
Registración: | VH-MAE |
Numéro de série: | 11917 |
Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Wapenamanda Airport (WBM) ( Papúa Nueva Guinea)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Carga |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Madang Airport (MAG/AYMD), Papúa Nueva Guinea |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Wapenamanda Airport (WBM/AYWD), Papúa Nueva Guinea |
Descripción:The Ansett C-47A was flying cargo from Madang (MAG) to Wapenamanda (WBM). On landing the right undercarriage collapsed due to a fractured trunnion at the rear of the undercarriage strut. The wings were removed with a crowbar and the fuselage pushed to one side of the runway to became accommodation for the locals.
Fuentes:
» E-mail from Peter Fox 17-5-2006
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madang Airport to Wapenamanda Airport as the crow flies is 214 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.