Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 December 2024
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander
Owner/operator: North Coast Aviation
Registration Number: P2-SAM
Location: 5.7 nm ENE of Sapmanga, Kabwum District, Morobe Province –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander aircraft, operated by North Coast Aviation, collided with wooded terrain in the Sapmanga Valley, Papua New Guinea. Five persons on board were fatally injured during an initial impact.A Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander aircraft, operated by North Coast Aviation, collided with wooded terrain in the Sapmanga Valley, Papua New Guinea. Five persons on board were fatally injured during an initial impact.
Description
A Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander, operated by North Coast Aviation collided with wooded terrain in the Sapmanga Valley, about 32 nm Northeast of Nadzab, Papua New Guinea. All five persons on board were fatally injured upon impact. The aircraft departed had Wasu Airstrip at 10:12 local time on a single pilot charter flight with four passengers on board, the passengers were staff of the Ministry of Housing, en route to Nadzab, with an estimated arrival time of 10:47. The last radio contact made by the pilot was at 10:14, when the pilot was instructed by FIS to contact Nadzab Approach when at 15 miles from Nadzab.
Source of Information
https://www.postcourier.com.pg/five-confirmed-pasengers-on-board-ill-fated-flight/, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/missing-north-coast-aviation-plane-found1/, https://www.thenational.com.pg/missing-north-coast-aviation-plane-located/, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/no-survivors-of-crash-in-sapmanga-valley-morobe/https://www.postcourier.com.pg/five-confirmed-pasengers-on-board-ill-fated-flight/, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/missing-north-coast-aviation-plane-found1/, https://www.thenational.com.pg/missing-north-coast-aviation-plane-located/, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/no-survivors-of-crash-in-sapmanga-valley-morobe/Primary Cause
Terrain collision ? likely a result of the aircraft flying through dense vegetation.Terrain collision ? likely a result of the aircraft flying through dense vegetation.Share on:
