Incidents and Accidents
- 15 December 1992. A Britten-Norman Islander aircraft struck a mountain near Alotau, Papua New Guinea. 6 people killed.
- 12 July 1995. Shortly after takeoff from Dagura Airport, the Twin Otter aircraft exploded and crashed into shallow water. 13 people killed.
- 11 May 1996. Britten-Norman Islander flew into a valley surrounded by high terrain near Oumba. Pilot attempted a 180 degree turn, but crashed into trees. 1 passenger killed.
- 9 July 1996. Twin Otter aircraft struck a mountain in cloudy conditions on approach to Mendi. 20 killed.
- 29 July 2004. Twin Otter crashed near Ononge, in cloudy conditions. 2 killed.
- 11 August 2009. Flight CG4684, a Twin Otter, made a failed go-around in cloudy conditions near Kokoda. The aircraft crashed into a mountain at an altitude of 5500 feet (1676 metres). All 13 people onboard were killed.
- 13 October 2011. An Airlines PNG Dash 8-100, registration P2-MCJ, performing flight CG1600 from Lae to Madang (Papua New Guinea), crashed about 20km south of Madang and caught fire, killing 28 of the 32 aboard.
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