ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149385
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace 750XL |
| Owner/operator: | Tariku Aviation |
| Registration: | PK-RWT |
| MSN: | 157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Papua, district of Yahukimo -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Korupun |
| Dekai | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 3 October 2012, a Pacific Aerospace PAC 750 XL aircraft, PK-RWT, was being operated by Tariku Aviation on a flight from Koropun to Dekai. This flight was the 9th flight of that day. All flights were performed in accordance to the Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
The first flight was from Sentani to Langda which was arrived at 2220 UTC (0720 LT). The last contact of the pilot was “the aircraft on the ground Koropun” at 0120 UTC as reported by the pilot through the company flight following system. The aircraft then departed Koropun to Dekai and lost contact during this flight. On board in this flight were one pilot and one passenger.
The aircraft was found on 5 October 2012, in mountainous area with approximate elevation of 7,000 feet. Both crew and passenger on board were fatally injured.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The accident was classified as Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT), which most likely the aircraft was flown into the weather environment below the VFR margins.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130204045240/http://www.thejakartapost.com:80/news/2012/10/03/small-plane-missing-papua.html
http://jakartaglobe.id/news/missionaries-small-plane-goes-missing-in-papua/547986
https://news.detik.com/berita/d-2053629/-pesawat-tariku-hilang-di-papua?9922032http%3A%2F%2Fwww_thejakartaglobe_com%2Fhome%2Fpilot-passenger-of-downed-missionaries-plane-found-dead-in-papua%2F548448=&9922032http%3A%2F%2Fwww_thejakartaglobe_com%2Fhome%2Fpilot-passenger-of-downed-missionaries-plane-found-dead-in-papua%2F548448=
http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/527511
Final report:
http://knkt.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_aviation/baru/PK-RWT%20Final%20Report%20(ISBN).pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2012 09:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Oct-2012 09:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2012 11:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 03-Oct-2012 12:08 | Dmitriy | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 04-Oct-2012 03:17 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2012 07:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2012 07:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage] |
| 31-Aug-2021 10:22 | Dmitry | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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