De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Sep 20, 2014 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on September 20, 2014 near Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea with 4 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: September 20, 2014
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: AIC PNG (as summarised by BAAA): the crew continued the descent in instrument meteorological conditions without confirming their position, their assessment of position was wrong and they lost situational awareness, and they had not deactivated the EGPWS Terrain Inhibit before departure from Woitape.
On 20 September 2014 a Hevilift Twin Otter 300 (P2 KSF) on a charter from Woitape flew into wooded terrain near the summit of Mount Lawes while returning to Jacksons Airport, Port Moresby. Four people died, including both pilots, and five passengers survived, three of them seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed, and the investigators found that the crew continued descending in cloud without confirming their position.