- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 09, 2009
Time: 0700
Location: Near Wamena, Indonesia
Operator: Aviastar Mandiri
Flight #: ?
Route: Jayapura - Wamena
AC Type: British Aerospace BAe-146-300
Registration: PK-BRD
cn / ln: E3189
Aboard: 6   (passengers:0  crew:6)
Fatalities: 6   (passengers:0  crew:6)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane crashed into Gunung Pike mountain while on approach and attempting to land at Wamena Airport. The crew did not appear to have awareness of the aircraft’s proximity with terrain until impact with terrain was imminent. The flight crew did not act on the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System aural warnings, and did not conform to the operator’s published operating procedures.
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