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| Date: | Monday 17 October 1960 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-LKX |
| MSN: | 4508 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mokmer, Biak, Nieuw-Guinea -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manila |
| Mokmer, Biak | |
| Investigating agency: | RvdL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Undercarriage wheels hit concrete blocks, while landing in bad weather, and damaged the underside of the aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107
https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1960.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2024 17:23 | ASN | Added |
| 23-Dec-2024 13:28 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2024 13:29 | ASN | Updated [Country, ] |
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