Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 August 1972
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A4-233
Location: Kudjero Gap –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A military aircraft carrying school cadets returning to Port Moresby experienced a crash in a poor weather condition. Four cadets were recovered at the crash site, but one died later from injuries. The crash occurred on a ridge within a valley.A military aircraft carrying school cadets returning to Port Moresby experienced a crash in a poor weather condition. Four cadets were recovered at the crash site, but one died later from injuries. The crash occurred on a ridge within a valley.
Description
Hit ridge of a valley in poor weather. The aircraft was transporting school army cadets back to Port Moresby on completion of a training camp. Passengers included cadets and teachers (all but one from a Catholic college in Moresby). Four students were located away from the crash site the 5th survivor was recovered at the crash site but later died a Wau due to injuries.
Source of Information
http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions.Poor weather conditions.Share on:
