# NTSB DCA09WA043: BAE Avro 146RJ, Wamena, Indonesia, April 9, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 9, 2009
- Place: Wamena, Indonesia
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA, Honeywell
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA043
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73651/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA043

## Probable cause

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## Analysis

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## Factual narrative

On April 9, 2009, at 7:34 local time, an Avistar BAe-146, registration PK-BRD, crashed during its second approach to runway 15 at Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia. All six crewmembers onboard were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The non-scheduled cargo flight originated from Sentani Airport, Papua, Indonesia. The investigation is being conducted by the National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the powerplants.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PK-BRD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAE AVRO 146RJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: PT. Aviastar Mandiri (Aviastar)
- Registered owner: PT. Aviastar Mandiri (Aviastar)
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: Sentani
- Destination: Wamena
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: Wamena Airport, runway 15

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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