Cessna 550 PA-TAA

Summary

On 31 August 2010 at about 06:30 local time, a Cessna 550 registered PA-TAA, operated by Trans Air PNG, was involved in an accident near Bugoiya, Papua New Guinea. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 August 2010 at 06:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bugoiya, Papua New Guinea

Nearest airport

Misima Airport (MIS)

Coordinates

-10.6897, 152.8319

Aircraft

Cessna 550

Registration

PA-TAA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Trans Air PNG

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Moresby → Bugoiya

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10WA443

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 31, 2010, about 0630 UTC (coordinated universal time), a Papua New Guinea (PNG) registered Cessna 550, PA-TAA, was substantially damaged following an overrun and post-crash fire after landing at the Misima Airport (MIS), Bugoiya, Papua, New Guinea. The airline transport pilot and three passengers were killed, and the copilot sustained minor injuries. The flight had departed the Port Moresby Airport, Port Moresby, PNG, at about 0500, and was destined for MIS. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Papua New Guinea. This report is for information purposes only. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Department of Transport Air Transport Division Enga Haus 1, Ground Floor, 7 Mile P.O. Box 1489 Port Moresby, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel: +675-325-7500

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.