ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229575
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 January 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 185C |
| Owner/operator: | Missionary Aviation Felowship |
| Registration: | PK-MPH |
| MSN: | 185-0714 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seng Valley, East of the Baliem Valley, West Irian -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jaosakor |
| Mulia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Light plane crashed and burned out. Two adult and four children. Boy (10) survived.
Described in detail in Don Richardson "Lords of the Earth" Regal Books, 1977
Sources:
The Canberra Times 3 January 1969, p3
Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
04-01-1969
Images:
Pk-MPH at Pyramid airstrip, West New Guinea, May 1964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2019 20:18 | TB | Added |
| 29-Apr-2020 12:24 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 12-May-2020 15:56 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 07-Dec-2020 07:19 | Lakeeffect | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2021 18:05 | lakeeffect | Updated [Photo] |
| 08-May-2022 08:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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