- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 28, 1970
Time: 0912
Location: Kainatu, New Guinea
Operator: Trans Australia Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Mount Hagen - Goroka - Kainantu
AC Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Registration: VH-TGR
cn / ln: 6
Aboard: 11   (passengers:9  crew:2)
Fatalities: 8   (passengers:6  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed while on approach to a dirt strip.The probable cause of the accident was that the pilot persisted with such determination or confidence in his attempts to reach his destination in the face of deteriorating weather conditions, that he did not ensure he could safely discontinue the approach at any time and still maintain visual reference to the significant terrain.
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