De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Sep 15, 1989 (22 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on September 15, 1989 near Bintuni, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia with 22 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: September 15, 1989
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Bintuni, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during an approach in poor weather.
A Merpati Nusantara Twin Otter 300 registered PK-NUE on a scheduled flight from Manokwari to Bintuni struck a mountain a few kilometres from the airfield while approaching in poor weather. All 22 people aboard were killed.