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Date: | Saturday 23 October 1976 |
Time: | |
Type: | Cessna 185 |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | PK-RCD |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Abmisibil -
Indonesia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Ambulance |
Departure airport: | Sentani |
Destination airport: | Abmisibil |
Narrative:Admisinil is a bush strip. When the tailwheel hit the ground on landing, the aircraft turned sharply to the right. It drove of the track and came to rest on the edge of a cliff against a tree. The aircraft was salvaged and returned to base after an emergency repair.
The cause of the accident was improper maintenance.
Sources:
Threshold, vliegschool Hilversum and "25 jaar missieluchtvaart in Irian Jaya, Indonesia".
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Mar-2023 07:42 |
Roberto |
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