KLM Flight 844
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KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) Flight 844 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Biak-Mokmer Airport, Dutch New Guinea (now Indonesia) to Manila International Airport, Manila, Philippines on 16 July 1957, which crashed into Cenderawasih Bay 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi; 0.65 nmi) from its departure airport.[1][2] As a result, 58 (9 of which were crew members) out of 68 onboard perished. The flight was the first leg of a service with the ultimate destination of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 16 July 1957 (1957-07-16) |
Summary | Pilot error or possible technical failure (undetermined) |
Site | Cenderawasih Bay, off Biak-Mokmer Airport, Biak Islands, Dutch New Guinea |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Lockheed 1049E Super Constellation |
Aircraft name | Neutron |
Operator | KLM |
Registration | PH-LKT |
Flight origin | Biak-Mokmer Airport (BIK/WABB) |
Destination | Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
Passengers | 59 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 58 |
Survivors | 10 |
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