CFIT Accident Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter PK-CDC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319333
 

Date:Wednesday 18 September 2019
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter
Owner/operator:Rimbun Air
Registration: PK-CDC
MSN: 950
Year of manufacture:2016
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:10 km from Kampung Mamontoga, Hoeya District, Mimika Regency -   Indonesia
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport (TIM/WABP)
Destination airport:Ilaga Airport (ILA/WABL)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A DHC-6-400 Twin Otter cargo plane with four occupants was reported missing on a flight from Timika to Ilaga in Papua province, Indonesia. The aircraft was operated by Carpediem Aviation on behalf of Rimbun Air.
At 10:36 hours local time (01:36 UTC) the aircraft took off from Timika with three crew members, one passenger, and 1.7 tonnes of rice on board. Last contact was at 10:54 and the estimated time of arrival at Ilaga was 11:09.The aircraft failed to arrive at Ilaga.
On September 22, SAR teams located debris on a mountainside at an elevation of 13500 feet, 70 km from Timika and 33 km from Ilaga.

Sources:

nst.com.my
CNN Indonesia
papua.antaranews.com
detik.com

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photo (c) YoungKyun Shin; Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (GMP/RKSS); 14 July 2018

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