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| PNG plane crash kills three but five survive, says investigator | |
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| Three people have died and five people have survived a plane crash near Papua New Guinea’s capital, an investigator says. | |
| A police spokesman, David Terry, said the Hevilift aviation charter service plane went down about 10km from Goldie, near Port Moresby, on Saturday morning, after leaving from the Goilala district. | A police spokesman, David Terry, said the Hevilift aviation charter service plane went down about 10km from Goldie, near Port Moresby, on Saturday morning, after leaving from the Goilala district. |
| Initial reports said four people had died. It had also been reported that the pilot was Australian, but that has not been confirmed by authorities. | |
| William Seneka, from the PNG Accident Investigation Commission, said the pilot, female first officer and a passenger suffered fatal injuries. | |
| He said the bodies had been airlifted from the crash scene to Port Moresby. | |
| “Our crews are onsite and they are going though the wreck and undertaking the site investigation at this stage,” he said. | |
| Seneka said the first officer was a woman who had been with the airline for a year and the pilot, believed to be an expatriate, was very experienced. | |
| He said the cause of the fatal crash was still unknown but at this stage there are not any issues with the aircraft or the crew. | |
| “The weather is a bit of a factor here,” he said. “There was low cloud in the area.” | |
| The Twin Otter aircraft was travelling from Woitape to Port Moresby. | |
| Local reports said the plane, thought to be a Twin Otter, was carrying eight people. The ABC reported an Australian pilot, another pilot and two passengers were killed. | Local reports said the plane, thought to be a Twin Otter, was carrying eight people. The ABC reported an Australian pilot, another pilot and two passengers were killed. |
| The head of PNG’s Accident Investigation Commission, David Inau, told the ABC emergency services and accident investigators were at the crash site. | The head of PNG’s Accident Investigation Commission, David Inau, told the ABC emergency services and accident investigators were at the crash site. |
| Inau said the cause of the crash was not yet clear. “It’s too early to say until [investigators] come back from the accident site,” he said. | Inau said the cause of the crash was not yet clear. “It’s too early to say until [investigators] come back from the accident site,” he said. |
| However, Five people survived, he added. |