Wamena - Jayapura

On August 15, 1984 at 12:00 AM, Wamena - Jayapura experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Airfast Indonesia, with the event recorded near Wamena Special Region of Papua.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Wamena Airport, while in initial climb in limited visibility due to low clouds, the aircraft struck power cables and crashed, bursting into flames. A pilot was killed while both other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-OBC, MSN 12485, year of manufacture 1944.