Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 December 1994
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator: MAF PNG – Mission Aviation Fellowship
Registration Number: P2-MFS
Location: 28 km E of Olsobip –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: The aircraft’s structure.The aircraft’s structure.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a collision with a mountain side during flight at a height of approximately 6400 feet. The weather conditions included a general cloud base of 4,000 feet AMSL with broken stratocumulus clouds between 4,000 and 8,000 to 10,000 feet.An aircraft experienced a collision with a mountain side during flight at a height of approximately 6400 feet. The weather conditions included a general cloud base of 4,000 feet AMSL with broken stratocumulus clouds between 4,000 and 8,000 to 10,000 feet.
Description
The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain at 6400 feet. Pilot reports of the weather in the area at the time indicate a general cloud base of about 4,000ft amsl with broken strato cumulus clouds between 4,000ft and 8,000 to 10,000ft.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qa8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PgsEAAAAIBAJ&dq=papua%20plane&pg=2632%2C3345105https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qa8mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PgsEAAAAIBAJ&dq=papua%20plane&pg=2632%2C3345105Primary Cause
Broken stratocumulus clouds in the upper atmosphere likely contributed to the collision.Broken stratocumulus clouds in the upper atmosphere likely contributed to the collision.Share on:
