Narrative:
Flew into a mountainside in bad weather; wreckage located after 5 days.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 5 July 1990 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander |
| Operator: | Douglas Airways |
| Registration: | P2-DNJ |
| MSN: | 857 |
| First flight: | 1977-08-29 (12 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 35 km (21.9 mls) N of Port Moresby ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY), Papua New Guinea |
| Woitape Airport (WTP/AYWT), Papua New Guinea |
Flew into a mountainside in bad weather; wreckage located after 5 days.
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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 Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport to Woitape Airport as the crow flies is 98 km (61 miles).
Distance from Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport to Woitape Airport as the crow flies is 98 km (61 miles).
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