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| Date: | Friday 22 May 2015 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Clipper |
| Owner/operator: | Frabelle Seafood Company, Philippines |
| Registration: | RP-C5058 |
| MSN: | 2346 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-F1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bumbu River in Lae, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Lae Waterfront |
| Investigating agency: | AIC PNG |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter crashed into the river after engine failure after it struck a cable that ran across the river. The four occupants were rescued.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AIC PNG (link attached)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2015 12:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-May-2015 06:39 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 17:15 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Apr-2016 17:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2018 19:56 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Jun-2023 11:21 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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