# NTSB DCA16WA131: Britten Norman BN2, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea, April 13, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 13, 2016
- Place: Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 12 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA131
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93007/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA131

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Papua New Guinea has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BRITTEN NORMAN BN2 airplane that occurred on April 13, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Papua New Guinea's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Papua New Guinea.

## Aircraft

- Registration: P2-SBC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRITTEN NORMAN BN2 (Islander)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Sunbird Aviation LTD

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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