Britten-Norman Islander crash, Dec 10, 1993, Namatanai
Britten-Norman Islander accident on December 10, 1993 near Namatanai, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea with no fatalities. Cause: Stall on final approach...
- Date: December 10, 1993
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Namatanai, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Stall on final approach after the flaps were lowered as the aircraft became unstable; based on a database summary.
A Britten-Norman Islander on a positioning flight at Namatanai lost its approach stability on final. The pilot selected flaps down, the aircraft stalled and it came down short of the runway threshold. The pilot was injured.