ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237676
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| Date: | Friday 7 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Piper Pa-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Summer Institute of Linguistics |
| Registration: | VH-SIL |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nadzab Airport, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Lae |
| Aiyura | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was attempting an emergency landing after an in-flight engine fire, but crashed just short of the runway. He and six passengers were killed in the crash.
Sources:
1. Australia Air Safety Investigation Branch, 1972, (Report into crash of) Piper Pa-23-250 VH-SIL at Nadzab Aerodrome, Papua and New Guinea, 7.4.1972
2. Charles Micheals, 2019, The Hand of God.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2020 22:21 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 09-Feb-2021 17:40 | Lakeeffect3 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 01-Jun-2023 14:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport]] |
| 01-Jun-2023 18:37 | Lakeeffect3 | Updated [[[Departure airport, Destination airport]]] |
| 26-Jun-2023 07:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[[Departure airport, Destination airport]]]] |
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