Narrative:
The Embraer Bandeirante impacted mountainous terrain as the aircraft neared Goroka Airport through the Goroka Gap.
» Scramble 156
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 April 1992 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante |
| Operator: | Talair |
| Registration: | P2-RDS |
| MSN: | 110355 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Goroka Gap ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Madang Airport (MAG/AYMD), Papua New Guinea |
| Goroka Airport (GKA/AYGA), Papua New Guinea | |
| Flightnumber: | 709 |
The Embraer Bandeirante impacted mountainous terrain as the aircraft neared Goroka Airport through the Goroka Gap.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Flight International» Scramble 156
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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 Madang Airport to Goroka Airport as the crow flies is 106 km (66 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Madang Airport to Goroka Airport as the crow flies is 106 km (66 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.
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