History of APNG crashes

Source: Weekender, Post Courier, October 15 - 16, 2011

Airlines PNG, formerly Milne Bay Air (MBA) established and began operations in 1987.

Since then there have been numerous light aircraft incidents. Here are those that were reported over the years through the Post-Courier archives.

• 1991, November 30
- MBA Twin engine queen air
- Gurney Airport, Milne Bay
- Five hurt no fatalities
- Smoke appeared from right wing and pilot forced to make emergency landing
- Expatriate pilot broke leg

• 1992, December 15
- MBA Norman Britten Islander aircraft
- 6 dead, expatriate pilot and five passengers
- Crashed in mountains 10km north east of Alotau

• 1995, July 12
- MBA twin otter
- Exploded in air shortly after take-off at Gurney Airport
- 15 dead
- Investigations revealed kerosene leak in cargo section caused explosion

• 1996, May 11
- MBA Norman Britten Islander
- 1 death
- Crashed in trees near Oumba

• 1996, July 9
- Twin Otter
- 20 deaths
- Struck a mountain in cloudy conditions in Mendi

• 2004
- APNG twin otter
- Crashed in Goilala, Central Province
- 3 dead including expatriate pilot and nation female first officer, one survivor (Nati Ario – loadmaster)

• 2009, August 11
- APNG twin otter
- Crashed in bad weather in the Owen Stanley Ranges
- 6 nautical miles from Kokoda Airstrip
- 13 dead

• 2010, January 20
- APNG EMO twin otter
- Ran off runway while trying to take-off at Kikori Airstrip
- No fatalities, but aircraft suffered extensive damage 

 2011, October 13- APNG Dash 8 headed for Madang
- Crashed at Transgogol in Madang
- 28 dead & 4 Survivors including the two pilots