Britten-Norman Islander crash, Dec 15, 1992 (6 killed), A...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on December 15, 1992 near Alotau, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea with 6 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: December 15, 1992
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Alotau, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued flight under visual rules in instrument meteorological conditions.
A Milne Bay Air Islander on a scheduled flight from Alotau to Bwagaoia was flown under visual rules into cloud and struck a mountainside about 25 km from Alotau. All six people aboard were killed. The pilot had continued below cloud before entering it.