2023 SAM Air Cessna Caravan crash

On 23 June 2023, a Cessna 208 Caravan 675[2] operated by Semuwa Aviasi Mandiri (SAM Air) carrying four passengers and two crew crashed at 10.53 WIT in Yalimo Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia.[3]

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2023 SAM Air Cessna 208 Caravan crash
PK-SMW, the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
Date23 June 2023 (2023-06-23)
SummaryCrashed to the ground, under investigation
Site12 km (7.5 mls) from Elelim Airport
3°52′43.67″S 139°27′16.07″E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCessna 208 Caravan 675
OperatorSAM Air
Call signPK-SMW
Flight originElelim Airport, Elelim, Yalimo Regency, Highland Papua
DestinationPoik Airfield, Welarek, Yalimo Regency, Highland Papua
Passengers4
Crew2
Fatalities6 [1]

Accident

The plane involved in the accident was a Cessna 208 Caravan 675, registered PK-SMW, flying to Poik Airfield, Highland Papua.[3] It departed from Elelim Airport in Yalimo Regency, at approximately 10:53  a.m. local time. According to an Indonesian Ministry of Transportation spokesman, eight minutes after takeoff the plane lost contact.[3]

References

  1. "6 Jenazah Korban Kecelakaan Pesawat SAM Air Berhasil Dievakuasi" [6 Bodies of SAM Air Aircraft Accident Victims Evacuated]. kompas.com (in Indonesian). 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  2. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208 Caravan 675 PK-SMW Elelim". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  3. Putri, Raden Nurul Fitriana (2023-06-23). "Ini Kronologi Kecelakaan Pesawat SAM Air yang Jatuh dan Terbakar di Pegunungan Papua" [This is the chronology of the SAM Air plane crash that crashed and caught fire in the mountains of Papua]. Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-06-23.


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