Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander near Lae: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 20, 1987
Registration:
P2-KAD
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ogeranang – Lae
MSN:
800
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was completing a cargo flight from Ogeranang to Lae, carrying two pilots and a load of coffee. While cruising at an altitude of 8,700 feet in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Rawlinson Mountain Range. The wreckage was found 32 km from Lae. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
