Minj – Mendi

On December 15, 1960 at 12:00 AM, Minj – Mendi experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Mandated Airlines, with the event recorded near Kuli All Papua New Guinea.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

While cruising at an altitude of 2,285 meters in bad weather conditions, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located a mile away from Kuli. The wreckage was found two days later and both occupants were killed, the pilot Cpt Desmond J. Gleeson and a native passenger.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-GSC, MSN 252, year of manufacture 1943.