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Merpati Nusantara Airlines AVIC MA60 crashes in Indonesia

May 7, 2011 —

Merpati Nusantara Airlines AVIC MA60 (An-24) PK-MZA (msn 0407) DPS (Michael B. Ing), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Jakarta) has lost its MA60 PK-MZK today while operating a flight from Sorong to Kaimana in West Papua (New Guinea). The turboprop was attempting to land at Kaimana in the rain and fog and crashed into the sea on approach. All 21 passengers and six crew members have died in the crash. So far 15 bodies have been recovered.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Please click on the photo for further details.

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