| Date: | Tuesday 14 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Garuda Indonesia Airways |
| Registration: | PK-GTC |
| MSN: | 579 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | Alvis Leonides 531 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wamena Airport (WMX) -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW) |
| Jayapura-Sentani Airport (DJJ/WAJJ) |
The aircraft crashed at the north end of the runway in Wamena, Irian Jaya. Local speculation held that the plane was severely overloaded.
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Images:
photo (c) Larry Lake; Wamena Airport (WMX); June 1963
photo (c) Larry Lake; Wamena Airport (WMX); June 1963
photo (c) Larry Lake; Wamena Airport (WMX); June 1963
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