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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 2012 |
| Time: | 7:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV |
| Owner/operator: | Pecotox Air |
| Registration: | ER-MHL |
| MSN: | 95721 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mile 66 site, near Tembagapura, Timika, West Papua -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | WABP |
| Timika | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During flight to Timika, the helicopter conducted a steep approach to a site at the Mile 66 site (7300ft AMSL) but power did not increase when demanded. Hard impact.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130204045434/http://www.thejakartapost.com:80/news/2012/10/09/chopper-makes-hard-landing-papua-dozens-safe.html
https://www.newsru.com/world/09oct2012/mi8.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20121101125201/http://www.dephub.go.id/read/berita/14976 (Ministry of Transportation Republic of Indonesia website, Bahasa version)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2012 11:34 | krasatpi | Added |
| 10-Oct-2012 00:16 | pax#51 | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2012 04:22 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 11-Oct-2012 03:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Oct-2012 01:17 | zagrebel | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2014 12:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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