Incidente aereo in Papua Nuova Guinea, coinvolto un Dash 8 della Airlines of PNG


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Crash: Airlines of PNG DH8A near Madang on Oct 13th 2011, impacted terrain

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By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Oct 13th 2011 13:30Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 13th 2011 14:00Z
An Airlines of PNG (Papua New Guinea) de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration P2-MCJ performing flight CG-1600 from Lae to Madang (Papue New Guinea) with 32 people on board, was lost from radar about 20km south of Madang around 20:00L (10:00Z). The aircraft was later located on land about 20km south of Madang, the aircraft was on fire.

There are unconfirmed reported of possibly 4 survivors, however, the fate of the occupants is unclear as of current.

Papua New Guinea's Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) said, the airplane went down 20km south of Madang and caught fire, there are reports of survivors and fatalities. While rescue forces are currently attempting to reach the crash site, the investigators are planning to travel to the crash site on Friday (Oct 14th).

No weather information is available for Madang (neither Metar nor local weather office data), however local residents reported a violent storm was in the vicinity at the time of the crash.

TAF Madang [AYMD]:
AYMD 130602Z 1308/1320 12008KT 9999 SHRA SCT016 SCT030 BKN140 Q1009 1011 1010 1008

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Plane crashes in Papua New Guinea killing 28 passengers

A plane has crashed in stormy weather in northern Papua New Guinea, killing 28 people on board and leaving only four survivors, officials said.
The survivors include the two pilots, from Australia and New Zealand, an Australian government statement said.
Officials said the Airlines PNG Dash-8 was flying from Lae to Madang when it went down in dense forest about 20km south of Madang.
Emergency services and an investigator have reached the scene of the crash.
Most of the passengers on board the twin-propeller plane were believed to be families travelling to attend a graduation ceremony for Madang university students.
'Horrendous' Trevor Hattersley, the Australian High Commission's warden in Madang, said the plane had crashed in a remote jungle near the coast in poor weather conditions.

"The weather was horrendous," Mr Hattersley told the Associated Press news agency.
"There was a huge storm that came through at the same time - big rain, big wind."
Mr Hattersley said locals living the area had rushed to help, pulling people from the wreckage.
Papua New Guinea's Accident Investigation Commission said it was investigating the cause of the crash.
Airlines PNG said it had grounded its Dash-8 fleet of 12 aircraft until further notice.
More than 20 planes have crashed since 2000 in Papua New Guinea.
The country's rugged terrain and lack of internal connecting roads make air travel crucial for its six million citizens.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15289996
 
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