Beschrijving:
The Airlink Bandeirante departed Nadzab at 08:20 for a flight to Goroka.
While descending for Goroka at 08:52 the aircraft crashed. The wreck was spotted by a helicopter at about 11:00 at an altitude of 8500 feet.
This is the second fatal crash involving Airlink in less than a year. In January 1999, a Britten Norman Islander crashed soon after takeoff from Hoskins killing all 11 people on board.
» PNG Independent Online
» Post Courier
» The Age
» Tommy Maurer
accident date: 17-06-1999
type: Embraer 110P2 Bandeirante
registration: VH-WDF
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 17 juni 1999 |
| Tijd: | 08:52 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110P2 Bandeirante |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Airlink |
| Registratie: | P2-ALX |
| Constructienummer: | 110210 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1979 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 15 / inzittenden: 15 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 17 / inzittenden: 17 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 20 km (12.5 mijl) ESE of Goroka ( Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea)
|
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ), Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
| Goroka Airport (GKA/AYGA), Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
The Airlink Bandeirante departed Nadzab at 08:20 for a flight to Goroka.
While descending for Goroka at 08:52 the aircraft crashed. The wreck was spotted by a helicopter at about 11:00 at an altitude of 8500 feet.
This is the second fatal crash involving Airlink in less than a year. In January 1999, a Britten Norman Islander crashed soon after takeoff from Hoskins killing all 11 people on board.
Bronnen:
» bsmith@octa4.net.au» PNG Independent Online
» Post Courier
» The Age
» Tommy Maurer
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accident date: 17-06-1999
type: Embraer 110P2 Bandeirante
registration: VH-WDF
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 Lae-Nadzab Airport en Goroka Airport bedraagt 156 km (98 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Lae-Nadzab Airport en Goroka Airport bedraagt 156 km (98 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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