Date:	Monday 16 July 1979
Time:
Type:	Cessna U206G Stationair
Owner/operator:	Missionary Aviation Fellowship
Registration:	P2-MFC
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Near Aitape, West Sepik -   Papua New Guinea
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Anguganak
Destination airport:	Aitape
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The aircraft was on a 50 km flight from Anguganak heading north to Aitape. After 5 days of searching in poor weather the wreckage was found about 18 km south-west of Aitape, and north of the Toricelli ranges. Pilot Allan James "Jim" Johnston (30) and all 8 passengers died.

PNG Post-Courier, 18 July 1979, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 19 July 1979, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 23 July 1979, page 11,
PNG Post-Courier, 25 July 1979, page 12,
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
04-Dec-2021 02:19	Ron Averes	Updated [Operator, ]
08-May-2022 08:37	Ron Averes	Updated [Operator, ]
11-Jun-2022 16:45	Turbulator	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
01-Jun-2023 14:41	Ron Averes	Updated
25-Jun-2023 11:23	Ron Averes	Updated