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| Date: | Friday 19 March 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Niugini |
| Registration: | P2-HNG |
| MSN: | 53348 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | En-route Efogi to Port Moresby, Central -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Efogi |
| Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was engaged in the recovery of a Cessna C206 aircraft, P2-ALP, that was involved in a landing accident the month prior at Efogi.
The C206, had been dismantled and the fuselage was slung underneath a Bell 407 operated by Heli Niugini. The lift straps failed during flight and the aircraft descended into dense jungle.
Sources:
PNG AIC web site: https://www.aic.gov.pg/news/749
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 06:51 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 28-Nov-2021 12:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 27-Jun-2023 01:13 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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