De Havilland DHC8 P2-MCJ

Summary

On 14 October 2011 at about 01:15 local time, a De Havilland DHC8 registered P2-MCJ was involved in an accident near Madang, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. 32 people were on board and 28 died, 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 October 2011 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Madang, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC8

Registration

P2-MCJ

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ENG12WA002

28 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 13 Oct 2011, at about 1715, at about 10,000 feet during the descent for landing, the overspeed warning horn of a PNG Airlines DHC-8-102 aircraft, Papua New Guinea registration P2-MCJ sounded. At 1717, the crew made a MAYDAY call to ATC, indicating that they were experiencing an in-flight emergency and that both engines had stopped. The aircraft force-landed on sparsely timbered terrain on the northern side of the Buang River, 33 km south east of Madang Township. During the impact sequence, the airplane was severely damaged while colliding with trees and the ground, and an intense fuel-fed fire began. The Director of Air Safety Investigation of Papua New Guinea is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the propeller and propeller control system, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the Director of Air Safety Investigation of Papua New Guinea in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the Director of Air Safety Investigation of Papua New Guinea at: PAPUA NEW GUINEA Director of Air Safety Investigation Department of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 684 Boroko, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel.: (675) 271764 Fax: (675) 272201 AFTN: AYPYYAYX Telex: 22203 NE

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.