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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | TAA-Trans Australia Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-TGF |
| MSN: | 270 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Hagen -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | unknown |
| Mount Hagen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged due to hard landing.
Sources:
https://twinotterworldnews.com/accidents
https://www.aussieairliners.org/dhc-6/vh-tgf/vhtgf.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 2020 | 8Q-TMR | Trans Maldivian Airways | 0 | Medhafushi Water Aerodrome |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2025 04:24 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 23-Feb-2025 14:58 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, ] |
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