Accident Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) X-11,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333297
 

Date:Thursday 28 June 1962
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Koninklijke Luchtmacht - Klu (Royal Netherl. Air Force)
Registration: X-11
MSN: 32613/15865
Year of manufacture:1945
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Puncak Jaya -   Indonesia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ/WAKK)
Destination airport:Biak-Mokmer Airport (BIK/WABB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Dutch military transport plane went missing on a flight from Merauke (MKQ) to Biak (BIK). The wreckage was discovered in 1969 on the southern side of Puncak Jaya at a height of 4160 m. The remains of the casualties were recovered in 1991.

Sources:

The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 The first seventy years Vol.2 / J.M. Gradidge
X11 wreck on the Carstenz Pyramid

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