| Date: | Friday 23 June 2023 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan 675 |
| Owner/operator: | SAM Air |
| Registration: | PK-SMW |
| MSN: | 20800609 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4800 hours |
| Cycles: | 6320 flights |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12 km S of Elelim -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Elelim Airport (ELR) |
| Poik Airstrip | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 208 Caravan 675 of SAM Air impacted a forested mountain ridge at an elevation of about 5,600 feet. The aircraft caught fire and all six occupants were killed.
The aircraft had departed Elelim at 10.53 local time on a domestic flight to Poik Airstrip.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
seputarpapua.com
detik.com
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2024 08:37 | ASN | Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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