ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 PK-YPZ Nabire
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Saturday 25 May 2002
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:Trigana Air Service
Registration: PK-YPZ
MSN: 458
First flight: 1975
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:50 km (31.3 mls) from Nabire (   Indonesia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Nabire Airport (NBX/WABI), Indonesia
Destination airport:Enarotali Airport (EWI/WABT), Indonesia
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed in conditions of heavy rain while on a flight carrying basic supplies for the isolated town.

Classification:

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Enrique Abeledo
» Surabaya Post
» The Jakarta Post


Photos

photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-300-LV-LSJ
accident date: 25-05-2002
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: LV-LSJ
 

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 Nabire Airport to Enarotali Airport as the crow flies is 114 km (71 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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