Britten-Norman Islander crash, May 11, 1996 (1 killed), O...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on May 11, 1996 near Oumba, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot did not monitor his...
- Date: May 11, 1996
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Oumba, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot did not monitor his airspeed indicator and did not notice the speed dropping while trying to leave a deep valley, leading to an aerodynamic stall.
A Milne Bay Air Islander flying from Menyamya to Marawaka entered weather deterioration in a deep valley. The pilot tried to climb out through a gap in the clouds, the aircraft stalled at about 80 knots, struck trees and crashed on hilly terrain. One passenger was killed and nine other occupants were injured.