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Papua, Indonesia

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Wed, 30 Jan 2008
Twin Otter accident
 

On January 30, 2008, a DHC-6 Twin Otter skidded off the runway into a crowd of people while landing, killing one person and injuring others. No one in the plane was hurt:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_plane_accident

Tue, 29 Jan 2008
Cow strike
 

On January 28, 2008, a Boeing 737 operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines struck a cow while landing at Mopah airport, damaging an engine. It turns out that the airport is not yet completely fenced in:

http://aviation-safety.net/news/newsitem.php?id=1974