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 A Merpati Nusantara Airlines DHC-6, similar aircraft to the one involved the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 March 1977 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain caused by pilot error |
| Site | Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | MZ516 |
| ICAO flight No. | MNA516 |
| Call sign | MERPATI 516 |
| Registration | PK-NUP |
| Flight origin | Mutiara Airport, Palu |
| Destination | Lalos Airport, Tolitoli Regency |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Survivors | 10 |
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 516 was a domestic commercial passenger 50-minutes flight, flying from Mutiara Airport, Palu to Lalos Airport in Tolitoli Regency, Indonesia operated by a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300. [1]
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The aircraft crashed into Mount Tinombala in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Killing 13 people on board. [2]