What the records say
- When
- 13 Oct 2011
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 5.51° S, 145.90° E
- Description
- 2011 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 28
- Injured
- 4
Airlines PNG Flight 1600
2011 aviation accident in Papua New Guinea
On 13 October 2011, Airlines PNG Flight 1600, a Dash 8 regional aircraft on a domestic flight from Lae to Madang, Papua New Guinea, crash-landed in a forested area near the mouth of the Guabe River, after losing all engine power. Only 4 of the 32 people on board survived. It is the second-deadliest plane crash in the history of Papua New Guinea, behind a Lockheed L-14 crash, with 37 fatalities.
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