A4-233 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

August 28, 1972Accident
The aircraft was completing a flight from Lae to Port Moresby, carrying three crew members and 26 cadets of the PNG Army. After passing over Wau in good weather conditions, the pilot decided to enter the Kudjeru Gap Valley when the weather conditions worsened rapidly with clouds up to 10,500 feet.
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou · 25 fatalities
The pilot entered an area of low visibility and the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain. Full accident record