| 13 killed in Papua New Guinea plane crash |
All 13 people onboard a chartered plane that crashed en-route to a tourist region of Papua New Guinea are dead.
The plane, carrying 11 passengers and 2 crew, vanished Tuesday morning in bad weather on approach to an airport nestled in the Kokoda region. Nine Australians, 1 Japanese and 3 Papua New Guineans were onboard.
The twin-engine plane left the capital of Port Moresby en-route to an airport near the Pacific island nation's Kokoda Track, a mountainous 60-mile trail. The plane's crew radioed air traffic controllers as it was approaching the airstrip, but the aircraft never landed, said Allen Tyson, a spokesman for Airlines PNG.
The wreckage was located at an altitude of 5,500 feet and weather conditions were deteriorating again, making rescuers' attempts to reach the aircraft by helicopter and on foot very difficult.
|
|
| |
| Article Rating
|
Average Score: 0
Votes: 0
|
 |
|
