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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A |
| Owner/operator: | MILUVA |
| Registration: | JZ-PTG |
| MSN: | 50157 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Sentani -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Sentani |
| Wewak |
During manual propeller swing by the pilot the engine ignition switch was accidently turned on. After the first swing the engine started. The pilot was able to jump aside on time. As there were no blocks on the wheels, the aircraft started to drive and came to rest in a pile of fueldrums. The three passagers, remain uninjured. Engine, propellor and aircraft belly heavily damaged.
Sources:
25 jaar missieluchtvaart in Irian Jaya Indonesia
https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2213-12-1960%22%29&query=Cessna+180&coll=ddd&redirect=true&sortfield=date&identifier=ddd:011234206:mpeg21:a0074&resultsidentifier=ddd:011234206:mpeg21:a0074&rowid=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2024 10:33 | Roberto | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 16:35 | Cobar | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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