Aircraft damaged at YANKISA in PNG - Thursday 19th March

[Mumbai Merlin]

Aircraft has been damaged at 'Yankisa', sometimes spelt 'Yenkisa' (possibly AYYK) in PNG. NOTAM advise airstrip not available until end of month.
No further details to hand.

[Mumbai Merlin]

MAF International C208 Caravan severely damaged, maybe a write off upon landing, Pictures are horrible, BUT no injuries

Second MAF Caravan accident in 5 weeks

[Mumbai Merlin]

Further details when available thankfully all safe!

P2-MAF

[geeup]

Is that 2 within a month?

[Kagamuga]

Two in just 5 weeks.
P2-MAI at Minyamin on the 14th February, and today P2-MAF. MAI was a new factory aircraft. This latest one I think is 30 years young.

[kestrel539]

If you have book of faces have a look at .Papua New Guinea Balus / Plane / Aviation
4 0or 5 photos of the incident

[megan]

Over run by the looks.


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/720x960/aa_183f05567deb037b3e8965028af66ce4fcc4799f.jpg

[geeup]

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/774x1032/d043ae14_acfb_4d73_a98c_1446ffc7c8bf_a67b8727b4ff8d1c0e672ac a52cf4088358ab96a.jpeg

[Mumbai Merlin]

NOTAM advises airstrip re-opened 29th April 2020
Lifted out by Mil8 helicopter or dismantled? Left to rot?

[Mumbai Merlin]

https://www.facebook.com/MAFPapuaNewGuinea/photos/pcb.2537280513268265/2537277346601915/?type=3&theater

The second of the MAF C208 Caravans that crashed this year recovered on May 15th, by MIl 8 helicopter