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Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2B-26 ISLANDER P2-SAM

22 December 2024 · Wasu, Papua New Guinea · No injuries

Summary

On 22 December 2024 at about 10:30 local time, a Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2B-26 ISLANDER registered P2-SAM was involved in an accident near Wasu, Papua New Guinea. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

The record

Date
at 10:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Wasu, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2B-26 ISLANDER
Registration
P2-SAM
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
GAA25WA047

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
11 0 0 0 11

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

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

Other Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2B accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
22 Feb 2026 Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-27
N865VL
Isla de Culebra, United States - No injuries -
30 Nov 2009 Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26
N27BN
Pago Pago, American Samoa Inter Island Airways, Inc. No injuries -

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Jun 2024 De Havilland DHC6
P2-BBM
Kikori, Papua New Guinea
no coordinates
Tropicair Limited Unknown -
23 Jul 2024 Boeing 737
P2-PXB
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
no coordinates
Air Niugini Ltd Unknown -
22 Sep 2023 Bell 407
P2-HSN
Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
no coordinates
- Unknown -
23 Apr 2025 Cessna 188
VH-SOY
Sangkiang Village, Papua New Guinea
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
1 Sep 2023 Beechcraft 200C
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
no coordinates
- No injuries -
15 Jan 2026 ATR ATR42
P2-KSA
Simberi, Papua New Guinea
no coordinates
Hevilift Aviation No injuries -

All 24 records in Papua New Guinea