Beschrijving:
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: | |
| Datum: | zaterdag 20 juni 1987 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Kiunga Aviation |
| Registratie: | P2-KAD |
| Constructienummer: | 800 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1976-08-21 (10 years 10 months) |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 32 km (20 mijl) van Lae ( Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Ogeranang Airstrip (OGE/AYOG), Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
| Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ), Papoea-Nieuw-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.
Bronnen:
» The Canberra Times - 23 Jun 1987» Scramble
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Ogeranang Airstrip en Lae-Nadzab Airport bedraagt 71 km (45 miles).
De afstand tussen Ogeranang Airstrip en Lae-Nadzab Airport bedraagt 71 km (45 miles).
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