ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 PK-MAM Ilaga Airport (ILA)
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Date:Monday 25 May 1987
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Operator:Mission Aviation Fellowship - MAF
Registration: PK-MAM
MSN: 76
First flight: 1967
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 29
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 30
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Ilaga Airport (ILA) (   Indonesia)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW), Indonesia
Destination airport:Ilaga Airport (ILA/WABL), Indonesia
Narrative:
Crashed into a ravine.

Sources:
» Defiance Crescent News May 26,1987


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photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-100-PK-MAM
accident date: 25-05-1987
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
registration: PK-MAM
photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-100-PK-MAM
accident date: 25-05-1987
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
registration: PK-MAM
 

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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Wamena Airport to Ilaga Airport as the crow flies is 148 km (93 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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