Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 8, 1961, Bereina...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 8, 1961 near Bereina Central, Papua New Guinea with no fatalities.
- Date: April 8, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bereina Central, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Papuan Air Transport Douglas C 47B on a cargo flight from Port Moresby to Kundiawa reported an in flight fire at 12,000 feet and landed at Bereina on 8 April 1961. The fire could not be extinguished, the aircraft burned for about 24 hours until totally destroyed, and all three crew escaped.