Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Feb 6, 1987 (14 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on February 6, 1987 near Hoskins, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea with 14 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in...
- Date: February 6, 1987
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Hoskins, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control in severe turbulence during the descent through thunderstorms.
An Embraer Bandeirante crashed into the sea off Hoskins, New Britain, on 6 February 1987 while descending toward Hoskins in thunderstorms and severe turbulence. Fourteen people were killed and three were rescued.