 PK-SMW, the aircraft involved in the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 June 2023 |
| Summary | Crashed to the ground, under investigation |
| Site | 12 km (7.5 mls) from Elelim Airport 3°52′43.67″S 139°27′16.07″E / 3.8787972°S 139.4544639°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 208 Caravan 675 |
| Operator | SAM Air |
| Call sign | PK-SMW |
| Flight origin | Elelim Airport, Elelim, Yalimo Regency, Highland Papua |
| Destination | Poik Airfield, Welarek, Yalimo Regency, Highland Papua |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 6 [1] |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 23 June 2023, a Cessna 208 Caravan 675[2] operated by Semuwa Aviasi Mandiri (SAM Air) carrying four passengers and two crew crashed at 10.53 WIT in Yalimo Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia.[3]
Accident
The plane involved in the accident was a Cessna 208 Caravan 675, registered PK-SMW, flying to Poik Airfield, Highland Papua.[3] It departed from Elelim Airport in Yalimo Regency, at approximately 10:53 a.m. local time. According to an Indonesian Ministry of Transportation spokesman, eight minutes after takeoff the plane lost contact.[3]
The accident occurred approximately 12 km from Elelim Airport.[2]
Gallery
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SAM Air PK-SMW wreckage at crash location -
Search and rescue teams team in Yalimo Papua
References
- ^ "6 Jenazah Korban Kecelakaan Pesawat SAM Air Berhasil Dievakuasi" [6 Bodies of SAM Air Aircraft Accident Victims Evacuated]. kompas.com (in Indonesian). 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208 Caravan 675 PK-SMW Elelim". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ a b c Putri, Raden Nurul Fitriana (2023-06-23). "Ini Kronologi Kecelakaan Pesawat SAM Air yang Jatuh dan Terbakar di Pegunungan Papua" [This is the chronology of the SAM Air plane crash that crashed and caught fire in the mountains of Papua]. Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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