What happened
On July 7, 2011, at approximately 1200 local time, a Eurocopter BO-105C, registration P2-LAE, was operating in Tari, Papua New Guinea. During the flight, the aircraft experienced an uncontained engine failure in one of its Rolls-Royce 250-C20B engines. Following the failure, the helicopter performed a forced landing. After the landing, a fire broke out and consumed the aircraft. The helicopter was operated by Monalos Aviation under Papua New Guinea civil aviation regulations.
There were no injuries to the two occupants, though the aircraft sustained substantial damage.