Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 October 2016
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-4T Caribou
Owner/operator: Puncak Regency Administration, opb Alfa Indonesia
Registration Number: PK-SWW
Location: 11 km S of Ilaga Airport (ILA) –
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Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: DHC-4T Caribou cargo planeDHC-4T Caribou cargo plane
Category: Accident
A De Havilland Canada DHC-4T Caribou cargo plane, owned by the Puncak Regency, experienced an abrupt disappearance during a flight from Timika to Ilaga, Papua, Indonesia. The aircraft carried water-channel construction materials and a cement mixer, weighing 3,130 kilograms. Communication was lost at 08:23, with the last radio contact occurring at the Ilaga Pass. The wreckage was discovered 40-45 NM from the TMK VOR, scattered on a mountainside at an elevation of 3962 meters, 11 km south of Ilaga Airport.A De Havilland Canada DHC-4T Caribou cargo plane, owned by the Puncak Regency, experienced an abrupt disappearance during a flight from Timika to Ilaga, Papua, Indonesia. The aircraft carried water-channel construction materials and a cement mixer, weighing 3,130 kilograms. Communication was lost at 08:23, with the last radio contact occurring at the Ilaga Pass. The wreckage was discovered 40-45 NM from the TMK VOR, scattered on a mountainside at an elevation of 3962 meters, 11 km south of Ilaga Airport.
Description
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.
Source of Information
http://www.cendananews.com/2016/10/pesawat-cargo-pk-sww-hilang-kontak.html, https://nasional.tempo.co/read/news/2016/11/01/058816590/pesawat-milik-pemkab-puncak-ditemukan-4-awak-tewashttp://www.cendananews.com/2016/10/pesawat-cargo-pk-sww-hilang-kontak.html, https://nasional.tempo.co/read/news/2016/11/01/058816590/pesawat-milik-pemkab-puncak-ditemukan-4-awak-tewasPrimary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or adverse weather conditions during flight.Possible mechanical failure or adverse weather conditions during flight.Share on:
