Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Mar 3, 1998, Hoskins
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on March 3, 1998 near Hoskins, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The...
- Date: March 3, 1998
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Hoskins, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The source reports only a blast in the rear cabin, and no official findings were found.
An Embraer Bandeirante of Airlink Papua New Guinea took off from Hoskins after the cabin crew reported an explosion at the rear of the cabin. The crew returned for an emergency landing, but the aircraft veered off the runway and came to rest in a ravine. All 13 occupants got out without injury and the aircraft was written off.