{"id":19547,"date":"2014-09-20T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/australian-pilot-among-dead-in-png-air-crash\/"},"modified":"2014-09-20T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-20T08:15:00","slug":"australian-pilot-among-dead-in-png-air-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/09\/australian-pilot-among-dead-in-png-air-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian pilot among dead in PNG air crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hevilift Twin Otter DHC-6-300\/400<\/span> similar to the aircraft reported crashed (Hevilift)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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A Twin Otter aircraft belonging to PNG charter operator, Hevilift<\/a>, is reported to have crashed today as it approached Port Moresby, according to a report from ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carrying nine people, the flight had been travelling from Woitape in Goilala district to Port Moresby as it came down near Mount Lawes, about 20 kilometres north of the capital.<\/p>\n

The Australian pilot was killed along with the co-pilot and a passenger, both of whom were PNG nationals. <\/p>\n

In a statement, Hevilift said it would be “conducting a thorough investigation” and was “cooperating with all relevant authorities to determine the cause”.<\/p>\n

“Hevilift\u2019s thoughts and sympathy go to the families of those who have died in the crash and the company will continue to provide every assistance to the survivors,” it said.
A Twin Otter belonging to Airlines PNG (Flight 4684) crashed in bad weather on 11 August 2009 at Kokoda, killing all eleven passengers and two crew.<\/p>\n

A Nepal Airlines Twin Otter (9N-ABB) crashed in February this year, while a further three fatal or serious incidents occurred in 2013.<\/p>\n

The first Series 100 de Havilland Canada (DHC) Twin Otters began flying in the mid-1960s  and proved very popular with short haul operators. Productuion of the DHC Otters (Series 300) ceased in 1988.<\/p>\n

Revised and updated Series 400 aircraft were introduced by new manufacturer, Viking, in 2007.<\/p>\n

Twin Otters were once widely operating in regional Australia, but are now confined to Pacific Islands airlines in Solomon Islands, PNG, Vanuatu, NZ and Fiji <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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