ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207209
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Helicopters |
| Registration: | P2-PHQ |
| MSN: | 2319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Lae -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Lae |
| Yalumet Village | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in to ocean off Lae just a few minutes after take off.
The helicopter was on its way to a suspected crash site of a World War II B-24 bomber in the mountains at an elevation of 10,800 feet near Yalumet Village.
Sources:
https://www.alouettelama.com/msn/a2-2301/A2-2319.html
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/05/09/news/story6.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 November 1989 | C-GANR | Lift Air International | unknown, Yemen |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2018 12:01 | astazou | Added |
| 08-Mar-2018 12:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 08-Mar-2018 12:05 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2020 20:55 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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