Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 29 JUN 2009 |
| Time: | ca 16:01 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Aviastar Mandiri |
| Registration: | PK-BRO |
| C/n / msn: | 756 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 19 km SSE of Wamena (Indonesia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dekai Airport (DEK), Indonesia |
| Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW), Indonesia |
An Aviastar Mandiri de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 turboprop plane flew into the side of a mountain during domestic cargo flight from Dekai to Wamena (WMX).
The airplane departed Dekai about 15:30 carrying 1600 kgs of cargo. The flight was in radio contact with Wamena from 15:54 until 16:00. Then contact was lost. The wreckage was sighted about a day later. The Papua Search and Rescue Team announced that the plane had crashed into a mountain slope in Tangma District, 9,600 feet above sea level.
Wamena Airport is situated at the Baliem Valley with an airport elevation of 5085 feet and surrounded by mountains up to 12.000 feet high. The only navigation aid available is NDB " ZW". The instrument approach procedure is not available for this aerodrome. This aerodrome is VFR operation only.
Sources:
» Tiga Awak Pesawat Aviastar Dipastikan Tewas (Okezone, 2-7-2009)
» Rescue Team Sent to Papua Plane Crash Site (Tempo Interatif, 1-7-2009)
» Plane on Food Mission Goes Missing in Papua (Jakarta Globe, 29-6-2009)
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 APR 1981 | N126AS | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | delivered |
| JUN 1984 | N126AS | Mississippi Valley Airlines | leased |
| OCT 1984 | N126AS | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | returned |
| 28 NOV 1984 | N126AS | Crown Airways | leased |
| NOV 1986 | N126AS | Crown Airways | bought |
| DEC 1986 | N126AS | Brockway Air | leased from American Finance Group |
| JUN 1989 | N126AS | American Finance Group | returned |
| JUN 1993 | N126AS | Liberty Express | leased from American Finance Group |
| 2 JUN 1994 | N886EA | ERA Aviation | bought |
| 26 MAR 2007 | N886EA | Alberta Aircraft Leasing | |
| 12 JUL 2007 | C-FOIJ | Beau Del Leasing Inc | |
| 12 OCT 2007 | PK-BRO | Aviastar Mandiri |
Map
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 Dekai Airport (DEK) to Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW) as the crow flies is 101 km (63 miles).
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.
Distance from Dekai Airport (DEK) to Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW) as the crow flies is 101 km (63 miles).
