ASN Aircraft accident IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander PK-KNG Irian Jaya
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Date:Thursday 26 April 1979
Type:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander
Operator:Bali International Air Service
Registration: PK-KNG
MSN: 749
First flight: 1975-06-16 (3 years 11 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:within Irian Jaya (   Indonesia)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed deep the junge of Irian Jaya. Both crew members were found alive after three months.
The location has been reported as 'Beoganon', however there is no known place with this exact name.

Sources:
» The Straits Times 1 August 1979, p1
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes


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