Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 July 1990
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander
Owner/operator: Douglas Airways
Registration Number: P2-DNJ
Location: 35 km N of Port Moresby –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability system.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during flight into a severe mountain weather conditions, resulting in significant wreckage after five days. The incident was identified as a result of aerodynamic instability and a loss of control.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during flight into a severe mountain weather conditions, resulting in significant wreckage after five days. The incident was identified as a result of aerodynamic instability and a loss of control.
Description
Flew into a mountainside in bad weather; wreckage located after 5 days.
Primary Cause
Aerodynamic instability and loss of control due to severe mountain weather conditions.Aerodynamic instability and loss of control due to severe mountain weather conditions.Share on:
