Cessna 185 P2-MJL
30 December 2009 · Baindoang, PNG, Papua New Guinea · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 2009 at about 06:18 local time, a Cessna 185 registered P2-MJL, operated by Kiunga Aviation, was involved in an accident near Baindoang, PNG, Papua New Guinea. 7 people were on board and 6 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baindoang, PNG, Papua New Guinea
- Nearest airport
- Baindoang Airstrip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- P2-MJL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kiunga Aviation
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lae Nadzab Airp → Baindoang
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10RA093
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 December 30, 2009, about 0618 UTC (coordinated universal time), a Papua New Guinea (PNG) registered Cessna 185E, P2-MJL, made a forced emergency landing on mountainous terrain following a loss of oil pressure, about 1 nautical mile southwest of a remote airstrip in Baindoang, Morobe Province, PNG. The airplane was operated by Kiunga Aviation, Lae, PNG, as a domestic flight. The commercial certificated pilot was seriously injured, and the six passengers were killed. The airplane was destroyed in a post-crash fire. The airplane had departed the Lae Nadzab Airport, Lae, PNG, and was destined for Baindoang. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Papua New Guinea. This report is for information purposes only. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Department of Transport Air Transport Division Enga Haus 1, Ground Floor, 7 Mile P.O. Box 1489 Port Moresby, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel: +675-325-7500
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2009 | Cessna 185E | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Air Rainier, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2009 | Cessna 185 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | Wrangell Mountain Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2010 | Cessna 185 | Fort Thomas, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2010 | Cessna 185A | Paxson, Alaska, United States | Robert Price | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Cessna 185 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Anthony Lee | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2008 | Cessna 185 | Newberry, Michigan, United States | Thomas B. Prior | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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