# NTSB ENG12WA002: De Havilland DHC8, Madang, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, October 14, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 13, 2011, 17:15 local (Oct 14, 2011, 01:15 UTC)
- Place: Madang, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 28 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG12WA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82122/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG12WA002

## Factual narrative

On 13 Oct 2011, at about 1715, at about 10,000 feet during the descent for landing, the overspeed warning horn of a PNG Airlines DHC-8-102 aircraft, Papua New Guinea registration P2-MCJ sounded. At 1717, the crew made a MAYDAY call to ATC, indicating that they were experiencing an in-flight emergency and that both engines had stopped. The aircraft force-landed on sparsely timbered terrain on the northern side of the Buang River, 33 km south east of Madang Township. During the impact sequence, the airplane was severely damaged while colliding with trees and the ground, and an intense fuel-fed fire began. The Director of Air Safety Investigation of Papua New Guinea is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the propeller and propeller control system, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the Director of Air Safety Investigation of Papua New Guinea in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the Director of Air Safety Investigation of Papua New Guinea at: PAPUA NEW GUINEA Director of Air Safety Investigation Department of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 684 Boroko, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel.: (675) 271764 Fax: (675) 272201 AFTN: AYPYYAYX Telex: 22203 NE

## Aircraft

- Registration: P2-MCJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DE HAVILLAND DHC8 (102)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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

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