| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Monday 31 October 2016 |
| Time: | ca 08:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-4T Caribou |
| Operated by: | Perkumpulan Penerbangan Alfa Indonesia |
| On behalf of: | Puncak Regency Administration |
| Registration: | PK-SWW |
| MSN: | 303 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2748 |
| Cycles: | 5953 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67T |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) S of Ilaga Airport (ILA) ( Indonesia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 3962 m (12999 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport (TIM/WAYY), Indonesia |
| Ilaga Airport (ILA/WABL), Indonesia |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-4T Caribou cargo plane is reported missing on a flight from Timika to Ilaga, Papua, Indonesia with four persons on board. The aircraft, owned by the Puncak Regency, carried water-channel construction materials and a cement mixer, weighing 3,130 kilograms in total.
The aircraft took off from Timika at 07:57. Last radio contact was at 08:23 when the flight reported at the Ilaga Pass. The aircraft failed to arrive and an ELT signal was detected 40-45 NM from the 060 radial of the TMK VOR.
The wreckage of the aircraft was located the next day, scattered on a mountainside at an elevation of 3962 meters, 11 km south of Ilaga Airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» cendananews.com» Tempo
Photos
accident date: 31-10-2016
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-4T Caribou
registration: N303PT
accident date: 31-10-2016
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-4T Caribou
registration: PK-SWW
Video, social media
Debris of DHC-4T Caribou PK-SWW.Found at 4°06'27" S 137°38'29" E 3650 masl @AviationSafety @flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/O6ZEi8lukd
— Muh Ma'rufin Sudibyo (@marufins) November 1, 2016
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov. 1972 | 206 | Kenya Air Force | delivered (as DHC-4A) |
| 4 July 1986 | 5Y-BET | NewCal Aviation | stored at Malta |
| July 1986 | N300NC | NewCal Aviation | new registration |
| 6 Oct. 1994 | N300NC | Pen Turbo Aviation Inc | |
| 23 Aug 1995 | N300NC | Pen Turbo Aviation Inc | ferried from Malta to Cape May, NJ |
| 2014 | N303PT | Pen Turbo Aviation Inc | converted to DHC-4T |
| 17 Sep. 2014 | N303PT | Pen Turbo Aviation Inc | first flight after conversion |
| May 2016 | N303PT | Pen Turbo Aviation Inc | ferried to Biak, Indonesia |
| Aug. 2016 | PK-SWW | Trigana Air Service | registered |
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 Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport to Ilaga Airport as the crow flies is 103 km (64 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport to Ilaga Airport as the crow flies is 103 km (64 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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.
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