From The National, Port Moresby
Chopper pilot ‘killed in crash’
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK
THE pilot of a helicopter owned by Heli Niugini was reportedly killed when the aircraft crashed near Lake Murray in Western province.
PNG Air Service chief executive officer Collin Kuchel confirmed the crash and said the company was investigating how it occurred.
Sources said the expatriate pilot was killed when his helicopter crashed yesterday morning near Douglas well.
Rift Oil company has the licence to explore that area for oil.
Civil Aviation Authority officers said the last time the pilot communicated with them was on Wednesday afternoon.
The pilot had notified them from Kiunga airport that he was winding up for the day and would spend the night there.
But, he did not notify CAA officers when taking off from Kiunga for his trip before he crashed.
This was why there was a lack of preliminary information about the nature of the crash.