 A Pilatus PC-6 Porter similar to the one involved in the incident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 April 2009 |
| Summary | Loss of control |
| Site | Mount Gergaji, Papua, Indonesia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Pilatus PC-6 |
| Operator | Mimika Air |
| Registration | PK-LTJ |
| Flight origin | Ilaga, Papua, Indonesia |
| Destination | Mulia |
| Occupants | 11 |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 11 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Mimika Air Flight 514 was a chartered passenger flight operated by Mimika Air with a Pilatus PC-6 Porter from Ilaga, Papua to Mulia, a town nearby. On the morning of 17 April 2009, while en route to Mulia, the aircraft impacted Mount Gergaji, killing all eleven people on board.
The Mimika Air crash was the second fatal aviation accident in Papua, and the third in Indonesia, in less than two weeks.[1] A cargo aircraft had also crashed in Papua on April 9, killing six people,[1] and an Indonesian Air Force aircraft had crashed in West Java on April 6, killing 24 people.[2]
The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee released a report that concluded the crash was due to the pilot's lack of familiarization with the route, coupled with spatial disorientation occurring after the aircraft entered clouds.
- ^ a b "Wreckage of crashed plane located in Papua". United Press International. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Accident description for Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M [sic] A-2703 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2014-02-13.