Suva - Bua

On July 12, 1979 at 10:20 AM, Suva - Bua experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Fiji Air Services, with the event recorded near Bua All Fiji Islands.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Bua on a short 35-minute flight from Suva-Nausori Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. At an altitude of 1,450 feet, the twin engine airplane crashed in a hilly and wooded area located about 10 km northeast of Bua. The wreckage was found two days later in an isolated area. All nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration DQ-FBO, MSN 195, year of manufacture 1970.