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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Short SA.6 Sealand 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Christian & Missionary Alliance |
| Registration: | JZ-PTA |
| MSN: | SH.1769 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baliem Valley, Dutch New Guinea -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Hollandia |
| Baliem | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into wooded hillside.
Accident investigation:
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|
Sources:
http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1955.htm#JZ-PTA
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://mid.gov.kz/images/stories/contents/050_en.pdf page:112
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2012 12:38 | harro | Added |
| 06-May-2014 12:38 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 06-May-2014 12:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Dec-2018 14:40 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 05-Jul-2023 03:23 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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