ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174721
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 October 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Talair |
| Registration: | P2-GKP |
| MSN: | TE-383 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kiriwina Island, Milne Bay -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Alotau/Gurney (AYGN) |
| Kiriwina/Losuia (AYKA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was on a charter flight from Gurney to Losuia with Department of Health officials on board. The last transmission heard from the aircraft was about 20 minutes before ETA. Weather conditions at the destination were reported as very poor. The pilot was not instrument-rated. The aircraft is believed to have crashed into the sea. An extensive search was conducted for 2 weeks after the aircraft disappeared. No trace of the aircraft, the passengers, or the pilot, John Sebuna Fox (32), was found.
Sources:
1. https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-384700.html
2. Personal memory,
3. Personal connection,
4. Janic Geelen, NZ,
5. PNG Post-Courier, 26 October 1977, page 1,
6. PNG Post-Courier, 27 October 1977, pages 1/4,
7. PNG Post-Courier, 28 October 1977, page 3,
8. PNG Post-Courier, 20 September 1978, pages 1/4,
9. PNG Post-Courier, 22 September 1978, page 4.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2015 15:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Feb-2019 08:21 | Torres | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source] |
| 28-Apr-2019 21:11 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 27-Apr-2020 07:34 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-May-2020 19:26 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Dec-2021 01:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 14:47 | Turbulator | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2022 10:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 26-Jun-2023 04:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type, Location]] |
| 28-Jun-2023 12:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Location]]] |
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