| Date: | Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
| Time: | c. 08:30 LT |
| Type: | Cessna T188C AGhusky |
| Owner/operator: | Liddles Aerial Spraying Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-SOY |
| MSN: | T18803847 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne-continental TSIO-520-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sangkiang, Ramu -
Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Gusap Airstrip |
| Destination airport: | Gusap Airstrip |
| Investigating agency: | AIC PNG |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The aircraft impacted terrain during low level agricultural activities. The pilot was fatally injured.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | AIC PNG |
| Report number: | AIC 25-1002 |
| Status: | Preliminary report |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Preliminary report
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Sources:
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/agricultural-pilot-died-following-a-plane-crash-in-ramu/ https://www.aic.gov.pg/investigation/995 https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=SOY https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Airframe/Gallery/0/153/0000153663.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 23-Apr-2025 06:04 |
gerard57 |
Added |
| 23-Apr-2025 06:41 |
ASN |
Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 06:43 |
ASN |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 06:48 |
Petropavlovsk |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 08:07 |
Petropavlovsk |
Updated [Operator, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 08:57 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2025 21:22 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2025 08:52 |
ASN |
Updated [Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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