KLM Flight 844
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. 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.
A KLM L-1049 similar to the one involved in the crash. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 July 1957 |
| 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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