Avro 748 crash, Aug 9, 1995 (10 killed), Kaimana
Avro 748 accident on August 9, 1995 near Kaimana, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: August 9, 1995
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Kaimana, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during the descent to Kaimana.
A Bouraq Avro 748 on a charter from Langgur to Kaimana struck the slope of Mt Kumawa while descending toward Kaimana airport. Wreckage was found five days later and all ten people aboard were killed. Sources disagree on the date, which is given as 6 or 9 August 1995.