One down in PNG today - C402C, VH-TSI
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One down in PNG - Sunday 27th July - C402C, VH-TSI
Reports filtering through suggest a C402C, registered VH-TSI has crashed in Central Province, Port Moresby, on Sunday 27th July
The registration is current on the Australian register with a Port Moresby owner.
Various reports suggest illegal flight and drug residue being located. The aircraft owner is a well known Port Moresby business man.
The registration is current on the Australian register with a Port Moresby owner.
Various reports suggest illegal flight and drug residue being located. The aircraft owner is a well known Port Moresby business man.
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I think it is rather interesting that an aircraft can be flying around inside the Port Moresby Control Zone pretty much on the approach path to runway 14, and go un-noticed.
Regardless of Transponder and/or ADSB (if fitted) being turned off, would there not be a primary paint.
It's about time CASA PNG just told operators if you want to fly in PNG you must have ADSB and serviceable and switched ON at all times. Probably would enhance safety.
Regardless of Transponder and/or ADSB (if fitted) being turned off, would there not be a primary paint.
It's about time CASA PNG just told operators if you want to fly in PNG you must have ADSB and serviceable and switched ON at all times. Probably would enhance safety.
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TSI
Out of curiosity, who operates TSI these days?
She used to be based in TSV with Inland Pacific back in the day.
Not a bad balus by all accounts. Sad to see how she's ended up.
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She used to be based in TSV with Inland Pacific back in the day.
Not a bad balus by all accounts. Sad to see how she's ended up.
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Originally Posted by Mumbai Merlin
Beached ... Look at the CASA register !
A picture of the the person believed to be the pilot is posted on Facebook. with the comment that he has been smuggling gold, gemstones, and weapons for years ????
A picture of the the person believed to be the pilot is posted on Facebook. with the comment that he has been smuggling gold, gemstones, and weapons for years ????
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Bit more here https://news.pngfacts.com/2020/07/pn...ot-of.html?m=1
There is also a post on Facebook with an aerial photo of where the 402 ended up. Thought shit like this only happened in South America!
The story on this will be an interesting read and go down in the history books in a few years.
There is also a post on Facebook with an aerial photo of where the 402 ended up. Thought shit like this only happened in South America!
The story on this will be an interesting read and go down in the history books in a few years.
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[QUOTE=beached az;10847760]Out of curiosity, who operates TSI these days?
She used to be based in TSV with Inland Pacific back in the day.
Not a bad balus by all accounts. Sad to see how she's ended up.
TSI was a pretty good bus when Hinterland operated her out of Cairns around 10 years ago. A shame to see how she’s ended up.
She used to be based in TSV with Inland Pacific back in the day.
Not a bad balus by all accounts. Sad to see how she's ended up.
TSI was a pretty good bus when Hinterland operated her out of Cairns around 10 years ago. A shame to see how she’s ended up.
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Good Intel. So Maraba took over from Geoffrey Bull when he died/ was killed last year by the sound of that. Avlease definitely a smokescreen.The paperwork only starts January this year.
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TBL Warrier, that Google Maps image is that the actual airfield? Looks like it could be an old WW2 strip but a Google search doesn't come up with anything. I remember a strip north west of POM, I think it was Rorona Rogers, that had some Airacobras parked on the side but largely intact from the air, that we would fly over back in the 80s but I'm pretty sure it wasn't that one
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Maisk Rotum. You may be thinking of Rogers Strip in Galley Reach? That strip is not Rogers.
I don't recall a strip being in that position and looking at the Facebook photos, it appears to be graded quite recently so may be a recent construction? Looks long enough for a C402, wonder what happened, U/C collapse?
I don't recall a strip being in that position and looking at the Facebook photos, it appears to be graded quite recently so may be a recent construction? Looks long enough for a C402, wonder what happened, U/C collapse?
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Originally Posted by Duck Pilot
Bit more here https://news.pngfacts.com/2020/07/pn...ot-of.html?m=1
There is also a post on Facebook with an aerial photo of where the 402 ended up. Thought shit like this only happened in South America!
The story on this will be an interesting read and go down in the history books in a few years.
There is also a post on Facebook with an aerial photo of where the 402 ended up. Thought shit like this only happened in South America!
The story on this will be an interesting read and go down in the history books in a few years.
from Asia was intercepted by pure bad luck by a RAAF C130 near Katherine NT.
Google Life and times of Donald Tait.
Some good pics in there too... look at the livery on the fuselage
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1...ER00672_d.html
