ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270188
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| Date: | Saturday 20 December 1969 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec B |
| Owner/operator: | Crowley Airways |
| Registration: | VH-CSB |
| MSN: | 27-2195 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing near Yalumet, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Wasu |
| Yalumet | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was on a short cargo flight from Wasu to Yalumet with the pilot being the only occupant. Poor weather moved in at the destination shortly before the aircraft was due to arrive. The aircraft failed to arrive at Yalumet and an extensive search was conducted over 10 days. No trace of the aircraft or pilot were found. Two years later a Coroner determined that the pilot, Cecil Alfred Randall (49), was missing, presumed dead.
Sources:
PNG Post-Courier, 22 December 1969, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 30 December 1969, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 23 March 1972, page 3.
Canberra Times, 24 March 1972, page 3,
Janic Geelen, NZ.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2021 03:31 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 15:52 | philotrix@gmail.com | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2023 11:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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