What the records say
- When
- 24 Jul 1992
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 2.00° S, 118.00° E
- Description
- 1992 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 70
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Mandala Airlines Flight 660
1992 aviation accident
Mandala Airlines Flight 660 was a scheduled passenger flight on 24 July 1992 which crashed in Indonesia into a mountain on Ambon Island as it attempted to land at Pattimura Airport in poor weather conditions. On approach to Pattimura, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt. Liliboy about 14 km southwest of Runway 04 while trying to land in heavy rain, at around 16:30 local time.
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