ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270785
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| Date: | Thursday 6 August 1970 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-ROC |
| MSN: | 22-5757 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Umboi Island, West New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lae (AYLA) |
| Talasea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was a police inspector who had recently bought the aircraft and was on transfer with his wife from Vanimo to Kavieng. On the day of the accident the flight was planned from Lae to Talasea then on to Rabaul. Before departing Lae several local pilots expressed to the pilot their concerns about the en-route weather. The aircraft departed Lae at 11:52am then 35 minutes later reported position over Finschhafen before proceeding north over the Vitiaz Strait. In the next transmission 30 minutes later the pilot stated that he was experiencing heavy turbulence, was climbing in cloud, and was "in strife". There were no further transmissions from the aircraft. Two days later the aircraft's nose-wheel and part of the rear seat were found in water to the north of Umboi Island. The condition of the wreckage indicated that the aircraft had experienced high impact forces. The pilot, John Collett (33), and his wife Nancy (33), were later declared missing, presumed dead.
Sources:
Canberra Times, 7 August 1970, page 3,
PNG Post-Courier, 7 August 1970, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 10 August 1970, page 1,
PNG Post-Courier, 12 July 1971, page 3,
Janic Geelen, NZ.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2021 02:30 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 16-Dec-2021 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 14:31 | philotrix@gmail.com | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2023 05:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
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