Narrative:
The aircraft crashed after it overshot the runway on landing.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 February 1978 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | Talair |
| Registration: | P2-RDE |
| MSN: | 84 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Garaina Airport (GAR) ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ), Papua New Guinea |
| Garaina Airport (GAR), Papua New Guinea |
The aircraft crashed after it overshot the runway on landing.
Sources:
» Papua New Guinea Post-Courier 1 Mar 1978Photos
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 Lae-Nadzab Airport to Garaina Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Lae-Nadzab Airport to Garaina Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 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.
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