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Old 25th Jun 2011, 20:29
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Granny
 
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bluelippy is right it was a non event-aircraft wasn't damaged.I watched the movie the engineer made of the whole event from the backseat! It seemed like a low side faliure, the engine spooled down just as the load was coming off the ground with a 100 ft line on. It fell back down onto the pad which, incidently was on a conical shaped hill and very steep drop offs each side. Had it occured a few seconds later it would have been very nasty.
Police and PNG CAA has now reopened the S62 burning case to try and locate the individual who burnt this aircraft and see if he is up for another job.
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