- Date
- July 7, 2011
- Place
- Tari, Papua New Guinea
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- P2-LAEEurocopter BO105
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 83397
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Factual narrative
On July 7, 2011, about 1200 local time, a Eurocopter BO-105C, Papua New Guinea registry P2-LAE, sustained an uncontained engine failure in one of its Rolls-Ropyce 250-C20B engines. A fire consumed the helicopter following a forced landing. The helicopter was operated by Monalos Aviation under the provisions of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) civil aviation regulations. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the two occupants were not injured. The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated by, the Papua New Guinea civil aviation authority. This report contains information provided by the PNG. For further information contact the PNG at: Department of Civil Aviation PO Box 684 Boroko, NCD Papua New Guinea
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- P2-LAE
- Reported as
- Eurocopter BO105 (CBS4)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- S-777
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce 250-C20B, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Other work use · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Monalos Aviation
- Registered owner
- Monalos Aviation
- Departed
- Tari
- Destination
- Tari
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)