ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223197
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| Date: | Monday 6 November 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Territory Air Lines |
| Registration: | VH-GKJ |
| MSN: | TE-140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goroka, Eastern Highlands -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Goroka (AYGA/GKA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was on an early morning charter flight to carry 6 Apexians from Madang who had spent the weekend in Goroka. Taking off from Goroka runway 17L, after becoming airborne and with the undercarriage still extended, the aircraft began climbing with an extreme nose-up attitude. At about 200 feet the aircraft stall, rolled, and crashed to the ground. The pilot, Ian Haywood Oliver (34), and all 6 passengers were killed. Anecdotal reports suggest that the aircraft centre of gravity may have exceeded the aft limit, or that the elevator trim was set at an extreme nose-up setting.
Sources:
The Canberra Times, 7 November 1967, page 3,
The Straits Times, 8 November 1967, page 3,
PNG Post-Courier, 14 January 1970, page 5,
PNG Post-Courier, 17 April 1972, page 5.
https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/19397-vh-gkj-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2019 19:37 | TB | Added |
| 13-Jun-2022 12:24 | Turbulator | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 12:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2022 15:52 | philotrix@gmail.com | Updated [Source, Photo] |
| 18-Nov-2022 10:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Jun-2023 08:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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