PK-AFW

On January 24, 1942 at 12:00 AM, PK-AFW experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by KNILM - Koninklijke Nederlandse Indies Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Samarinda East Kalimantan.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route, while performing a cargo flight, the aircraft was shot down over Borneo by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. The crew was able to reduce his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all three occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-AFW, MSN 1982, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.4789°, 117.1459°.