| Date: | Saturday 2 December 1961 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Registration: | VH-SBS |
| MSN: | 253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 65 km from Mount Hagen -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Mount Hagen-Kagamuga Airport (HGU/AYMH) |
Crashed into an 8000 ft ridge in the Nebilyer Valley.
Sources:
The Sydney Morning Herald - December 3 1961
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