Last updated: 28 September 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 4 May 1981 |
| Type: |  GAF Nomad N.22B |
| Operator: | Papua New Guinea Defence Force |
| Registration: | P2-011 |
| MSN: | 52 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 50 km S of Vanimo ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Imonda Airport (IMD/AYIO), Papua New Guinea |
| Vanimo Airport (VAI/AYVN), Papua New Guinea |
Crashed in bad weather in the remote Bewani mountains south of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.
The Nomad crashed while returning to Vanimo from Imonda where they dropped a group of soldiers for an Irian Jaya border patrol.
Sources:
» Papua New Guinea Post-Courier 7 May 1981Photos
accident date: 04-05-1981
type: GAF Nomad N.22B
registration: P2-011
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 Imonda Airport to Vanimo Airport as the crow flies is 72 km (45 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Imonda Airport to Vanimo Airport as the crow flies is 72 km (45 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.
