ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324169
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 1997 |
| Time: | 10:32 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Goroka Air Services |
| Registration: | P2-MMU |
| MSN: | 250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8,3 km NE of Goroka Airport (GKA) -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kundiawa-Chimbu Airport (CMU/AYCH) |
| Goroka Airport (GKA/AYGA) |
The Twin Otter departed Chimbu at 10:02 for a flight to Goroka. Weather was poor with low clouds and rain. Other aircraft had diverted to Madang, but the Twin Otter crew continued. At 10:08 the crew reported 10 miles west of Goroka at 13000 feet. Nine minutes later the plane was overhead Goroka (airfield elevation 5208 feet.) The aircraft descended east of the field until it collided with Mount Yasirua at 7400 feet.
After the accident, pilots were reminded to observe the Visual Flight Rules at locations where there are no published instrument flying procedures, and not to use GPS for primary navigation purposes.
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