ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174593
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| Date: | 19-JUL-1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Talair |
| Registration: | P2-GKN |
| MSN: | TE-25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tari Gap -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tari (AYTA) |
| Mendi (AYMN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While en-route from Tari to Mendi the pilot reported experiencing "weather problems" before crashing about 20 km south-east of Tari, in the Tari Gap. The pilot, Raymond Leslie Hoffman (42), and all 5 passengers, including the Premier of Southern Highlands Province, were killed. Additionally, a member of the search team, Kerry Frances Foley (30) was killed when she was hit by the propeller of a BN2A Islander at Mt Hagen in preparation for the search for the Baron.
Sources:
PNG Post-Courier, 21 July 1980, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 17 December 1980, page 3,
The Canberra Times 21 July 1980, page 3.
Balus, vol. III, page 157.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2015 20:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jan-2016 13:56 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2019 19:01 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2019 19:02 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-Jun-2022 07:54 | Turbulator | Updated [Date, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2022 10:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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