- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 28, 1970 |
Time: | 0912 |
Location: | Kainatu, New Guinea |
Operator: | Trans Australia Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Mount Hagen - Goroka - Kainantu |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
Registration: | VH-TGR |
cn / ln: | 6 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:9 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:6 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed while on approach to a dirt strip.The probable cause of the accident was that the pilot persisted with such determination or confidence in his attempts to reach his destination in the face of deteriorating weather conditions, that he did not ensure he could safely discontinue the approach at any time and still maintain visual reference to the significant terrain. |
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