| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PK-MZP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-24 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Xian MA60/MA600 |
| Aircraft Version: | Xian MA60 |
| C/n (msn): | 0609 |
| Operator Titles: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Palu - Mutiara / Sayyid Idrus bin Sali Al-JufriMap |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: WAML IATA: PLW Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 11 October 2012 |
| Photo by: | Adrian Romang |
| Photo ID: | 583366 |
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With only 110 units built, the Xian MA-60 was developped from the Y7-200A, itself based on the Antonov 26. The MA-60 faced many technical issues, mainly with the landing gear, with at least 14 reported incidents. Indonesian domestic airline Merpati was the biggest civilian operator of the type outside of China, with 13 units delivered in total. PK-MZP pictured here was the last delivered, while sistership PK-MZK crashed in Kaimana (West Papua) on May 7, 2011, accounting for the first fatal MA60 accident, with all 25 souls on board killed unfortunately. This photo is copyright © Adrian Romang, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 July 2023, and has since been viewed 347 times. |