Last updated: 25 July 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 18 September 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-61 |
| MSN: | 25999/14554 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Puncak Jaya ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biak-Mokmer Airport (BIK/WABB), Indonesia |
| Townsville Airport, QLD (TSV/YBTL), Australia |
The aircraft crashed into Puncak Jaya, the highest summit of Mount Carstensz, at an altitude of 14,200 feet. The wreck was discovered in December 1970 high in the mountains and broken in a ravine. The site was discovered north west of the Grasberg mine operated by PT Freeport. All remains were recovered from the crash site in a joint exercise between the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indonesian National Defence Force (TNI-AU). The exercise was conducted over 23 May to 6 June 2005.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Sydney Morning Herald» www.pacificwrecks.com
» Australian Governement Department of Defence
Photos
accident date: 18-09-1945
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: A65-61
accident date: 18-09-1945
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: A65-61
accident date: 18-09-1945
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: A65-61
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 Biak-Mokmer Airport to Townsville Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 2309 km (1443 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Biak-Mokmer Airport to Townsville Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 2309 km (1443 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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