Helicopter crash lands in PNG's Enga Province
A helicopter belonging to Heli Solutions, crash landed at Kuimimanda, in the Kaikin Pausa area of the Wapenamanda District of Enga Province, Papua New Guinea today.
The helicopter was flown by retired army colonel, Captain Charlie Andrews.
Captain Andrews, when speaking to NBC News in Mount Hagen, said that he was returning from Enopi in the jungles of the Laigaim District of Enga and East Sepik Province, after dropping off some medical supplies.
He said that he had a total of 6 passengers including himself, and this included two patients and their two care takers, his load master and himself.
Captain Andrews said that they were travelling back from Enopi, when a mechanical fault struck the back propeller, and this forced him to crash land on top of a garden.
He also thanked members of the Mobile Squad 11 and Military Personnel, who were able to rescue them, and transported them to Mt. Hagen for medical checks.
Security personnel are still guarding the crashed chopper, while awaiting the company to retrieve it.
An investigation will determine the cause of the crash, over the next few days.
Pics: Supplied
NBC / PNG Today
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