ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174592
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| Date: | 18-MAY-1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Talair |
| Registration: | P2-GKS |
| MSN: | TE-74 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tomba Gap, Western Highlands Province -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mt Hagen (AYMH) |
| Tari (AYTA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was en route from Mt Hagen to Tari with 1 passenger, a company employee, on board. The aircraft crashed into a ridge at 9850 feet in the Tomba Gap, about 15 miles west of Mt Hagen after stalling during a turn in poor weather. The pilot, Malcolm Barry Hawkes (32), and passenger died.
Sources:
PNG Post-Courier, 21 May 1979, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 22 May 1979, page 3,
Balus, vol. III, page 78.
https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-511439.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2015 20:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jun-2022 16:00 | Turbulator | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2022 10:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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