ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28666
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Goilala Air Service |
| Registration: | VH-BDD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Embessa, Northern -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Poppendetta |
| Port Moresby | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft departed from Port Moresby at 06:56 hours on a charter flight to Poppendetta and return. On the return trip, which was begun at 08:50 hours on the same day, the pilot flew into clouds over the Owen Stanley Ranges and became lost. When almost out of fuel, a forced landing was made near Embessa. The aircraft was seriously damaged, but none of the eleven passengers or the pilot was injured.
Cause:
The forced-landing was necessitated by a shortage of fuel which resulted from the pilot becoming lost due to poor navigational technique, and his failure to comply with the! requirements for V.F.R. flight as specified in Air Navigation Regulation 153.
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 DJ476. To RAAF at 2 Aircraft Park 14.12.42. RIMU 15.3.43. 3 CU 27.12.43. 1 RSU 17.2.44. 3 CU 20.2.44. 2 AP 4.8.44. Ansett 30.1.45. 2 CRD 18.1.46. Damaged by hailstorm 22.4.46. Not repaired and instead struck off charge.
Sold 10.12.46. CoR No 1295 as VH-BDD issued 3.6.47 to Thiess Bros Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW. Withdrawn from use 30.11.50. Restored 23.8.51. Transferred 12.12.52 to Goilala Air Service, Tapini, PNG. Forced landed and abandoned, Embessa, PNG, 4.2.53 (Pilot & 11 pax unhurt). Registration VH-BDD cancelled 14.5.53.
Sources:
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BDD.html
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/20080821120852/http://baaa-acro.com/Pays/P/PNG-1950-1959.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2012 16:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2018 17:26 | harro | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2022 07:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Jun-2023 18:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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