Boeing 737 P2-PXE
28 September 2018 · Chuuk, Federated States Of Micronesia · Fatal
Summary
On 28 September 2018 at about 10:10 local time, a Boeing 737 registered P2-PXE, operated by Air Niugini, was involved in an accident near Chuuk, Federated States Of Micronesia. 47 people were on board and one died, 4 were seriously injured, 11 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chuuk, Federated States Of Micronesia
- Nearest airport
- Chuuk/Weno International Airpo (PTKK)
- Coordinates
- 7.4564, 151.8372
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- P2-PXE
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Air Niugini
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pohnpei → Chuuk
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- DCA18RA292
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 31 |
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
The government of Federated States Of Micronesia (FSM) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 that occurred on September 28, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the FSM's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the government of FSM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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