Eurocopter BO105 P2-LAE
7 July 2011 · Tari, Papua New Guinea · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2011 at about 12:00 local time, a Eurocopter BO105 registered P2-LAE, operated by Monalos Aviation, was involved in an accident near Tari, Papua New Guinea. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tari, Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -5.8447, 142.9475
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter BO105
- Registration
- P2-LAE
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Monalos Aviation
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tari → Tari
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- WPR11WA488
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 July 7, 2011, about 1200 local time, a Eurocopter BO-105C, Papua New Guinea registry P2-LAE, sustained an uncontained engine failure in one of its Rolls-Ropyce 250-C20B engines. A fire consumed the helicopter following a forced landing. The helicopter was operated by Monalos Aviation under the provisions of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) civil aviation regulations. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the two occupants were not injured. The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated by, the Papua New Guinea civil aviation authority. This report contains information provided by the PNG. For further information contact the PNG at: Department of Civil Aviation PO Box 684 Boroko, NCD Papua New Guinea
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2021 | Eurocopter BO105 | Archerfield, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
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