Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517 (MZ6517/MNA6517) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bajawa to Kupang, Indonesia. On 10 June 2013, the Xian MA60 twin turboprop operating the route crashed on the runway while landing at Kupang's El Tari Airport, injuring 25 occupants, five seriously. The aircraft was severely damaged in the impact and subsequently written off.
Photo of Flight 6517 as it came to a rest on the runway
PK-MZO, the aircraft involved in the accident in 2012
The Xi'an MA60 is a turboprop-powered airliner produced by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The MA60 is a stretched version of the Xi'an Y7-200A, which was produced based on the An-24 to operate in rugged conditions with limited ground support and has short take-off and landing (STOL) capability.
Xi'an MA60
A MA60 flying with Air Zimbabwe
A MA60 from Merpati Nusantara Airlines
The Xi'an MA60 following the Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517 accident