Port Moresby - Ononge

On July 29, 2004 at 10:30 AM, Port Moresby - Ononge experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Airlines PNG, with the event recorded near Ononge Central.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Ononge, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to divert to the Yongai Airfield located about 27 km northeast of Ononge. Few minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 2,286 metres in clouds, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain. Rescuers arrived on scene a day later. The loadmaster was seriously injured while both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration P2-MBA, MSN 353, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.6731°, 147.2621°.