De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jul 29, 2004 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on July 29, 2004 near Ononge, Central, Papua New Guinea with 2 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: July 29, 2004
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Ononge, Central, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in cloud while diverting after a poor-weather approach.
A Twin Otter cargo flight from Port Moresby to Ononge in Papua New Guinea encountered cloud near its destination and diverted toward Yongai Airfield. While cruising at 2,286 metres in cloud, the aircraft struck a mountainside, and rescuers reached the site about a day later. Both pilots were killed and the loadmaster was seriously injured.