Karimui – Goroka

On May 3, 2002 at 03:25 PM, Karimui – Goroka experienced a crash involving Fletcher FU-24, operated by Private Papuan, with the event recorded near Goroka Eastern Highlands.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a cargo flight from Karimui to Goroka. While approaching Goroka, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Kaw Kaw Gap, about 30 km south of Goroka. The pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration P2-SDG, MSN 18, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.0730°, 145.3933°.