De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jun 29, 2009 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on June 29, 2009 near Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight...
- Date: June 29, 2009
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued under VFR in instrument meteorological conditions, with no instrument approach available at Wamena.
An Aviastar Twin Otter on a cargo flight from Dekai to Wamena struck a mountainside in limited visibility while flying under visual rules in cloud. The wreckage was found about a day later, and all three crew were killed. Wamena has no instrument approach, so the flight depended on visual conditions.