ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196522
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Associated Mission Aviation (AMA) |
| Registration: | PK-RCX |
| MSN: | 922 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wamena, Papua -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Wamena |
| Darakma | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An AMA PC-6 is reported to have crashed at 2300 meters altitude near Wamena. A helicopter has been dispatched to the scene.
Two pilots and three passengers were killed.
The weather conditions during flight could be a factor of the accident.
Sources:
http://news.rakyatku.com/read/55168/2017/07/05/pesawat-pilatus-pc-6-porter-hilang-kontak-di-wamena
http://www.pc-6.com/history/922.htm
https://kumparan.com/teuku-muhammad-valdy-arief/pesawat-pilatus-ama-yang-hilang-di-wamena-ditemukan-hancur
Media:
Lost contact Pilatus PC 6 PK-RCX route wamena-darakma owner PT. AMA ETA 10.40 LT, POB 5 pic.twitter.com/d7nWz8GPy5
— Badan SAR Nasional (@SAR_NASIONAL) 5 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2017 08:17 | harro | Added |
| 05-Jul-2017 08:33 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 05-Jul-2017 08:48 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature] |
| 05-Jul-2017 10:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 05-Jul-2017 22:02 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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