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Crash of a Douglas C-47B-15-DK in Lae

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
P2-006
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15192/26637
YOM:
1944
Location:
Lae
Morobe
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After liftoff at Lae-Nadzab Airport, one of the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a pasture when one wing struck an obstacle. The airplane belly landed and came to rest. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a GAF Nomad N22B near Bewani: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1981
Type of aircraft:
GAF Nomad N.22
Operator:
Registration:
P2-011
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Imonda – Vanimo
MSN:
52
YOM:
1977
Location:
Bewani
Sandaun (West Sepik)
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
3000
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Vanimo from Imonda where a group of soldiers was dropped for an Irian Jaya border patrol. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in the Bewani Mountain Range. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Maj John Tasi Miria,
Lt Emmanual Skolki.
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