PNG Kiunga Crash

[Toby1]

The Kiunga PNG plane crash - Brittan Islander twin. Strange the report was engine failure with two engines, suspect contaminated or low fuel

 

 

[poteroo]

The Kiunga PNG plane crash - Brittan Islander twin. Strange the report was engine failure with two engines, suspect contaminated or low fuel

We used to have an avgas stock located in Kiunga and Kerema in the 60's. Despite our best efforts, there was often water in the fuel and it was a mongrel job trying to get it out once in the tanks. Remember, the Fly River basin in PNG receives around 200 inches of rain per annum - some reportedly up to 350 inches. It's wet, wet, wet.......and humid, humid, humid! Just one of the many traps for young players in PNG.

 

Btw, I have no knowledge of the cause of this accident, but it does fit the above suggestions.

 

 

[pylon500]

Or carbi ice?

 

 

[poteroo]

Or carbi ice?

I think it was a turbine conversion Islander. Strange as it may seem, I never experienced carby ice in quite a lot of C180 and 182 flying up there. Most of the charter aircraft in the 60s-80's were fuel injected anyway.

 

 

[Yenn]

Drum fuel is always suspect. A hot drum in daytime cools at night and will suck water in through the threads around the two plugs.. Especially bad if you don't set the drum so that the bungs are above the level of any water on top of the drums.