Transall C-160 crash, Jun 16, 2001 (1 killed), Jayapura-S...
Transall C-160 accident on June 16, 2001 near Jayapura-Sentani, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 1 fatality. Cause: A technical failure of the...
- Date: June 16, 2001
- Aircraft: Transall C-160
- Location: Jayapura-Sentani, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A technical failure of the right engine whose rotation could not be reduced below 14,200 rpm after touchdown, for reasons unknown.
A Transall C-160 on a scheduled Jayapura to Wamena service returned to Jayapura after an engine problem while climbing. After landing, the right engine could not be brought below 14,200 rpm, and the aircraft left the runway to the left, struck a drainage ditch and stopped against palm trees. One passenger was killed and 18 occupants were injured.