- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 12, 1995
Time: 0800
Location: Gumey, Papua New Guinea
Operator: Milne Bay Air
Flight #: ?
Route: Alotou - Dagura
AC Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Registration: P2-MBI
cn / ln: 275
Aboard: 15   (passengers:13  crew:2)
Fatalities: 15   (passengers:13  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed on takeoff onto a beach in shallow water. An in-flight fire that originated near the rear cargo hold is believed to have started in a passenger's luggage from some type of flammable liquid.
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