Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 27 MAR 2003 |
| Time: | ca 12:30 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Air Regional |
| Registration: | PK-WAY |
| C/n / msn: | 261 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 16 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Mulia (Indonesia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mulia Airport (LII/WABQ), Indonesia |
| Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW), Indonesia |
The aircraft crashed into a mountain at 7000 feet, about three minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
» Jawa Pos
» The Jakarta Post
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mulia Airport to Wamena Airport as the crow flies is 119 km (74 miles).
Distance from Mulia Airport to Wamena Airport as the crow flies is 119 km (74 miles).
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.
