Madang - Mendi
Flight / Schedule
Madang - Mendi
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
VH-PNB
MSN
15344/26789
Year of Manufacture
1944
Operator
Trans Australia Airlines - TAADate
April 11, 1972 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Madang Madang
Region
Oceania • Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-5.2120°, 145.8054°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On April 11, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Madang - Mendi experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Trans Australia Airlines - TAA, with the event recorded near Madang Madang.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a cargo flight from Madang to Mendi. While approaching Mendi Airstrip, a failure of the hydraulic system forced the crew to return to Madang for a safe landing. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest in a lake. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The hydraulic failure caused the braking system to be inoperable.
Aircraft reference details include registration VH-PNB, MSN 15344/26789, year of manufacture 1944.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.2120°, 145.8054°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a cargo flight from Madang to Mendi. While approaching Mendi Airstrip, a failure of the hydraulic system forced the crew to return to Madang for a safe landing. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest in a lake. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The hydraulic failure caused the braking system to be inoperable.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Madang - Mendi
Operator
Trans Australia Airlines - TAAFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Oceania • Papua New Guinea
Aircraft Details
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