Narrative:
The BN-2A-20 Islander aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain at 8,700 ft in an area of the Rawlinson Ranges known as Twenty Mile Gap. The aircraft was returning to Nadzab Airport with a cargo of coffee from remote Ogeranang.
» Scramble
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 June 1987 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander |
| Operator: | Kiunga Aviation |
| Registration: | P2-KAD |
| MSN: | 800 |
| First flight: | 1976-08-21 (10 years 10 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 32 km (20 mls) from Lae ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ogeranang Airstrip (OGE/AYOG), Papua New Guinea |
| Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ), Papua New Guinea |
The BN-2A-20 Islander aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain at 8,700 ft in an area of the Rawlinson Ranges known as Twenty Mile Gap. The aircraft was returning to Nadzab Airport with a cargo of coffee from remote Ogeranang.
Sources:
» The Canberra Times - 23 Jun 1987» Scramble
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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 Ogeranang Airstrip to Lae-Nadzab Airport as the crow flies is 71 km (45 miles).
Distance from Ogeranang Airstrip to Lae-Nadzab Airport as the crow flies is 71 km (45 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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