Crash of a GAF Nomad N22B near Bewani: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P2-011
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Imonda – Vanimo
MSN:
52
YOM:
1977
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
3000
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Vanimo from Imonda where a group of soldiers was dropped for an Irian Jaya border patrol. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in the Bewani Mountain Range. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Maj John Tasi Miria,
Lt Emmanual Skolki.