Accident to the MBB BK117 registered P2-TAH and operated by Tribal Aurora Helicopters on 13/09/2019 near Silur Mission [Investigation led by AIC / Papua New Guinea]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Papua New Guinean authorities:

P2-TAH Helicopter impacted the water 4 miles SE of Silur Mission, New Ireland Province.

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General information
Local date	13/09/2019
Responsible entity	Papua New Guinea - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Papua New Guinea
Location	Proche de Silur Mission
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2019-0556

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Large helicopter
Operator	Papua New Guinea (Tribal Aurora Helicopters)
Manufacturer / Model	MBB - BK117
Aircraft Registration	P2-TAH
State of registry	Papua New Guinea
Last departure point	Papua New Guinea - AYBK (BUA) : Buka
Planned destination	Papua New Guinea - AYTK : Tokua
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	7504
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Relocation - Ferry

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