Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 was a passenger flight which crashed off the coast of West Papua, Indonesia, on 7 May 2011. The aircraft involved, a Xian MA60, was operating Merpati Nusantara Airlines' scheduled domestic service from Sorong to Kaimana, both in West Papua. It crashed into the sea in heavy rain, while on approach to Kaimana, about before the runway.

All 25 people on board the aircraft perished. The crash was the deadliest crash in 2011 in Indonesia and the first fatal crash of a Xian MA60.

The final report, published by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee, found no evidence of technical faults in the aircraft. It concluded that the crew lost situational awareness while initiating a missed approach, and allowed the aircraft to descend into the sea. Kaimana Airport has no published instrument approach procedure and all operations must be conducted visually. However, at the time of the accident, the visibility was below the minimum required for visual flight.
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passenger flight
Concept
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West Papua
LOC
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Xian MA60
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Merpati Nusantara Airlines
ORG
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Sorong
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Kaimana
LOC
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National Transportation Safety Committee
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missed approach
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Kaimana Airport
LOC
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instrument approach procedure
Concept
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visually
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Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968
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8968
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