Timika - Jayapura

About 12 minutes after takeoff from Timika Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 11,800 feet, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Trikora. All nine occupants were killed, among them high ranking Police and Navy officers.

Flight / Schedule

Timika - Jayapura

Registration

U-614

MSN

223/63N

Year of Manufacture

1984

Date

January 8, 2001 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Timika Special Region of Papua

Region

Asia • Indonesia

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On January 8, 2001 at 12:00 AM, Timika - Jayapura experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Indonesian Navy - TNI-AL Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, with the event recorded near Timika Special Region of Papua.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. About 12 minutes after takeoff from Timika Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 11,800 feet, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Trikora. All nine occupants were killed, among them high ranking Police and Navy officers.

Aircraft reference details include registration U-614, MSN 223/63N, year of manufacture 1984.

Fatalities

Total

9

Crew

5

Passengers

4

Other

0

Crash Summary

About 12 minutes after takeoff from Timika Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 11,800 feet, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Trikora. All nine occupants were killed, among them high ranking Police and Navy officers.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

5

Passengers On Board

4

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 9

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Timika - Jayapura

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Asia • Indonesia

Aircraft Details

Registration

U-614

MSN

223/63N

Year of Manufacture

1984