Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 516

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Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 516
Merpati Nusantara Airlines DHC-6 PK-NUV.jpg
A Merpati Nusantara Airlines DHC-6, similar aircraft to the one involved the crash
Accident
Date29 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 signMERPATI 516
Registration PK-NUP
Flight origin Mutiara Airport, Palu
Destination Lalos Airport, Tolitoli Regency
Occupants23
Passengers20
Crew3
Fatalities13
Survivors10

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]

The aircraft crashed into Mount Tinombala in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Killing 13 people on board. [2]

Aircraft

References

  1. "Komunitas Historia Sulteng peringati 45 tahun tragedi Gunung Tinombala" (in Indonesian). Antara Sulteng. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. "Pada 1977, Twin Otter Jatuh di Tinombala" (in Indonesian). Liputan 6. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.