Merauke - Merauke
Flight / Schedule
Merauke - Merauke
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2 BeaverRegistration
JZ-PAB
MSN
636
Year of Manufacture
1954
Date
November 16, 1957 at 04:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Merauke Special Region of Papua
Region
Asia • Indonesia
Narrative Report
On November 16, 1957 at 04:30 PM, Merauke - Merauke experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by NNGLM - Nederlands Nieuw Guinea Luchtvaart Maatschappij de Kroonduif, with the event recorded near Merauke Special Region of Papua.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
Crashed on a beach located 30 km northwest of Merauke while completing a coast survey flight. Three occupants were killed and a fourth was injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration JZ-PAB, MSN 636, year of manufacture 1954.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
1
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
Crashed on a beach located 30 km northwest of Merauke while completing a coast survey flight. Three occupants were killed and a fourth was injured.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
75.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Merauke - Merauke
Flight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Indonesia