Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 09 JUI 1996 |
| Hora: | 16:30 |
| Tipo: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operador: | Milne Bay Air |
| Registración: | P2-MBB |
| Numéro de série: | 290 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1970 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 19 / Ocupantes: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 20 / Ocupantes: 20 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 8 km (5 milles) NE of Mendi Airport (MDU) (Papúa Nueva Guinea)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Bosavi Airstrip, Papúa Nueva Guinea |
| Mendi Airport (MDU), Papúa Nueva Guinea |
The Twin Otter struck a mountain in clouds and rain at an altitude of 9200 feet.
Fuentes:
» Manila Standard - Jul 11, 1996
» AVWeb 96-28
» Scramble 210
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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 Bosavi Airstrip to Mendi Airport as the crow flies is 96 km (60 miles).
Distance from Bosavi Airstrip to Mendi Airport as the crow flies is 96 km (60 miles).
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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DHC-6 Twin Otter
- 192nd loss
- 844 built
- 8th worst accident (a la hora)
- 10th worst accident (actualmente)
Papúa Nueva Guinea- 6th worst accident (a la hora)
- 7th worst accident (actualmente)