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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-6/UV-18/CC-138 Twin Otter
    Latest Model:DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
    Construction Number:626
    Last Civil Registration:PK-NVC
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 cn 62...
    Latest Owner or Location:Merpati Nusantara Airlines

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    Dates

    Event

    1979

    Constructed as a DHC-6-300.
    DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-300 626

    21 June 1979

    To Schreiner Airways Maastricht with new c/r PH-SAY.

    21 August 1984

    To Crown Air Systems with new c/r N5467X (DHC-6-300, 626).

    1 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Opa Locka Airport in Florida

    9 December 1987

    To Pelangi Air, Kuala Lumpur with new c/r 9M-PEG.

    August 1990

    To Boskym Udara SDN BHD, Kuala Lupur with new c/r 9M-BMM.

    10 November 2006

    To Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Jakarta with new c/r PK-NVC.

    By 2 August 2009

    To Merpati Nusantara Airlines with new c/r PK-NVC (DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, 626).

    2 August 2009

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were 15 fatalities. There were 27,336 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Jayapura-Sentani Airport (DJJ/WAJJ), Indonesia and was destined for Oksibil Airport (OKL/WAJO), Indonesia. The accident occurred at 42 km (26. 3 mls) N of Oksibil Airport (OKL) (Indonesia) while en route. Narrative: A Merpati Nusantara Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter passenger plane was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain during a domestic flight from Jayapura (DJJ) to Oksibil Airport (OKL)...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    2 August 2009

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Collided with a mountain at Oksibil, Indonesia.
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