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| Date: | Tuesday 9 April 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-JON |
| MSN: | BB-1418 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Port Moresby -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| AYRD ? | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot elected to return to Port Moresby after the cabin altitude was not able to be controlled during the climb. Suspected pressurisation failure
Sources:
Discussion with flight crew after return to landing.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 2019 | P2-JON | Tropicair | Cairns, QLD |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2019 05:52 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 19-Mar-2020 13:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 27-Jun-2023 06:40 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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