Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 16 DEC 1992 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registration: | PK-NUH |
| C/n / msn: | 383 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Wamena Airport (WMX) (Indonesia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW), Indonesia |
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The aircraft lost control on take-off, overran the runway and caught fire. The Twin Otter was named "Natuna".
Events:
Sources:
» Flight International
» National Transportation Safety Committee Indonesia
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
