Date:	Tuesday 16 August 1938
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Owner/operator:	Nederlandse Nieuw Guinea Petroleum Maatschappij (NNGPM
Registration:	PK-AKU
MSN:	6296
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Ketapangdaja, Madura Island, East Java -   Indonesia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Darmo, Surabaya
Destination airport:	Makassar, Celebes
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair in an accident near Ketapangdaja, Madura Island, East Java.

The aircraft was ferried to Celebes for a mapping assignment. En route, the oil pressure of one of the engines dropped, and the aircraft started steadily losing altitude. Throwing 'unnecessary' weight overboard proved futile, and the pilot managed to land the plane on a beach on the northern coast of Madura just in time. However, during the rollout, the aircraft hit an obstacle, causing two wings to break off. It was transported back to Surabaya, but it was ultimately decided not to proceed with repairs".

1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh89.pdf
2. http://wiki.scramble.nl/index.php/De_Havilland_DH-89_Dragon_Rapide
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh89-ketapang
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PK-.html
5. https://thejavagoldblog.wordpress.com/background-info-book-1/airlines/knilm-the-airline-of-the-dutch-east-indies/knilm-fleet-list/
6. https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1938.htm#PK-AKU
7. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/141645/PK-AKU
8. http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/KNILM.html
9. https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/290852/PK-AKU
10. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p062.html
11.Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië 17-08-1938: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd%3A010227580%3Ampeg21%3Aa0161
12. Bericht in Het Vaderland 16.8.1938.
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madura

c/no.6296: C of A 5050 issued 2.9.35 to Asiatic Petroleum Co; delivered ex Croydon to Rotterdam 31.8.35. Registered PH-AKU [C of R 174] 4.9.35 to Koninklijke NederlandschIndische Luchtvaart Maatschappij [KNILM], for survey work in Dutch New Guinea on behalf of Asiatic Petroleum (Royal Dutch/Shell).

Re-registered in Dutch East Indies as PK-AKU 24.1.36 to KNILM; operated by Nederlandse Nieuw Guinea Petroleum Maatschappij (NNGPM).

DH.89A Dragon Rapide PK-AKU of Nederlandse Nieuw Guinea Petroleum Maatschappij (NNGPM) in 1936

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-Dec-2011 04:01	Dr. John Smith	Added
26-Oct-2017 19:26	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]
18-Feb-2019 18:55	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
18-Feb-2019 19:01	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, ]
16-Apr-2019 09:57	Cobar	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ]
15-Jul-2019 10:32	Cobar	Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Jan-2021 13:43	Cobar	Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, ]
29-Nov-2021 04:41	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
11-Jun-2022 03:30	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
15-Mar-2025 16:43	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
15-Mar-2025 16:44	ASN	Updated [Narrative, ]
17-Mar-2025 07:41	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Embed code, ]