Narrative:
While attempting to return to Bellona after encountering weather, the pilot became disoriented and was unable to locate Bellona. The plane ditched into the sea after running out of fuel while the pilot was in radio contact.
The airplane was never found.
Ditching
» Peter Thompson (E-mail, 10-8-2010)
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 22 October 1978 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Operator: | Solomon Islands Airlines |
| Registration: | H4-AAC |
| MSN: | 613 |
| First flight: | 1970-06-29 (8 years 4 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Bellona Island ( Solomon Islands)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bellona Airport (BNY/AGGB), Solomon Islands |
| Honiara-Henderson International Airport (HIR/AGGH), Solomon Islands |
While attempting to return to Bellona after encountering weather, the pilot became disoriented and was unable to locate Bellona. The plane ditched into the sea after running out of fuel while the pilot was in radio contact.
The airplane was never found.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Flight International 20 January 1979» Peter Thompson (E-mail, 10-8-2010)
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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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 Bellona Airport to Honiara-Henderson International Airport as the crow flies is 209 km (131 miles).
Distance from Bellona Airport to Honiara-Henderson International Airport as the crow flies is 209 km (131 miles).
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