ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67803
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| Date: | Thursday 29 June 1967 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Dornier Do-27A-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Wirui Air Services |
| Registration: | VH-SHB |
| MSN: | 488 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sassoia, East Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Sassoia Mission |
| Yangoru | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in heavily timbered mountains when engine failed after takeoff. Pilot Father Larry Zampese, Father Desmond McKenna and Chief Girl Guides Commissioner Mary Lawler died.
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-256661.html
http://f3.webmart.de/f.cfm?id=1848458&r=threadview&t=3579091&pg=1
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-SHB.html
The Canberra Times 1 July 1967, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2009 12:13 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Aug-2009 12:15 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Jan-2010 12:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2010 23:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2010 12:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 12-Dec-2010 15:49 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2012 00:39 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2012 10:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2019 18:39 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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