De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou crash, Oct 31, 2016 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou accident on October 31, 2016 near Ilaga, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Database records...
- Date: October 31, 2016
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
- Location: Ilaga, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Database records cite controlled flight into terrain. Wikipedia suspects a navigation error and flying too low in bad weather, but these are not confirmed investigation findings.
A DHC4 Caribou (PK SWW) operated by Alfa Indonesia flew an unscheduled cargo flight from Timika toward Ilaga, Papua, on 31 October 2016 with four people aboard. After the pilot stopped answering the Ilaga AFIS, an emergency locator signal led searchers to the wreck on 1 November 2016 on a ridge between Ilaga Pass and Jila Pass at about 13,000 ft. All four occupants were killed; no final investigation report was found.