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Crash of a Casa 212 Aviocar 100 on Mt Cemonyet: 13 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 23, 1980
Operator:
Registration:
PK-PCX
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bandung - Jakarta
MSN:
45/3N
YOM:
1975
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
En route from Bandung to Jakarta, the crew was cleared to descend from 6,500 feet to 4,500 feet. Few minutes later, while flying at an altitude of 2,700 feet, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Cemonyet located about 64 km southeast of Jakarta. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 13 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
For unknown reasons, the crew started the descent prematurely, causing the aircraft to descend below the minimum safe altitude. The lack of visibility caused by poor weather conditions was considered as a contributing factor.
Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL on Mt Burangrang: 21 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 24, 1961 at 1048 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GDI
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Jakarta – Bandung – Yogjakarta – Surabaya
MSN:
19672
YOM:
1944
Flight number:
GA424
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Jakarta Airport at 1009LT on a flight to Surabaya with intermediate stop at Bandung and Yogjakarta. The crew continued at 3,500 feet and received the permission to climb to 9,500 feet at 1043LT. At this time, the crew was requested to contact Bandung Tower. Five minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 5,400 feet, the airplane struck the west slope of Mt Burangrang. The wreckage was found four days later and all 21 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The attempt by the pilot to fly over mountainous terrain when unsure of his position and in weather conditions which severely restricted visibility.
Final Report:
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-25-DK on Mt Galunggung: 15 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 26, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
T-446
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung – Tasikmalaya
MSN:
15944/32692
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
24
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a short flight from Bandung to Tasikmalaya, West Java. While starting the descent to Tasikmalaya, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Galunggung (2,240 meters high) located about 18 km northwest of Tasikmalaya. Twelve passengers and all three crew members were killed while 12 other passengers were injured, some of them seriously. It was confirmed by the Indonesian Air Force that one of the pilot was the famous Indonesian aviation Pioneer Captain Anumerta Muhammad Syamsudin Noor. In his honor, the airport of Banjarmasin will be renamed in 1970.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Padalarang: 19 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 10, 1948 at 1625 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PK-REA
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bandung – Jakarta – Banjoemans – Semarang
MSN:
16380/33128
YOM:
1945
Flight number:
KL947
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bandung-Andir Airport, while climbing in stormy weather, the crew informed ground that an engine failed. While trying to return, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion into a wooded ravine located near Padalarang, about 10 km northwest of Bandung Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 19 occupants were killed, among them 11 soldiers and four members of a music ensemble.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
Crash of a Douglas C-47 on Mt Burangrang: 26 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 12, 1947 at 0930 LT
Operator:
Registration:
VHREZ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Batavia - Bandung
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
24
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a flight from Batavia to Bandung, carrying 24 passengers and a crew of two. While descending to Bandung Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with clouds and rain falls. In poor visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Burangrang. The wreckage was found 23 days later and all 26 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft drifted off the airway due to strong east winds, resulting in a controlled flight into terrain.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK Dakota IV in Bandung
Date & Time:
Feb 22, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
KJ851
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14345/25790
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the aircraft failed to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK Dakota IV on Mt Gunung Bongkok : 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 14, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
KJ817
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bandung – Jakarta
MSN:
14156/25601
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Enroute from Bandung to Jakarta, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with cumulonimbus and turbulence. The aircraft entered an area of clouds and encountered heavy turbulence, went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed on the slope of Mt Gunung Bongkok located some 10 km southwest of Purwakarta. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by heavy turbulence while flying into cumulonimbus.
Crash of a Douglas B-18 Bolo off Surabaya: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 3, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
36-338
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bandung – Malang
MSN:
1726
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route from Bandung to Malang, the twin engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese Mitsubishi Zero and crashed into the sea off Surabaya. Two crew members were rescued while five other occupants were killed. The next day, both survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Maj Austin A. Straubel, pilot,
Lt Russell Marshall Smith, copilot,
S/Sgt George W. Pickett, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Lt Glenn Harold Boes,
Maj Joseph Adair Burch,
Lt Erwin Roy Kriel,
Col William Herbert Murphy.
Crew:
Maj Austin A. Straubel, pilot,
Lt Russell Marshall Smith, copilot,
S/Sgt George W. Pickett, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Lt Glenn Harold Boes,
Maj Joseph Adair Burch,
Lt Erwin Roy Kriel,
Col William Herbert Murphy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.
Crash of a Lockheed C-60 LodeStar in Batavia: 12 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 13, 1941 at 1505 LT
Operator:
Registration:
LT910
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Batavia - Bandung
MSN:
18-2105
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Five minutes after take off from Batavia-Kemayoran Airport, while climbing, the left engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane hit tree tops and crashed on a house located in the suburb of the capital city. All five occupants in the aircraft were killed as well as seven people in the house. The Lt Gen Berenschot was returning to his headquarter in Bandung following an international conference in Batavia with Gen Popham of the British Empire Army Forces.
Crew:
Johan Christiaan Frederik Knapp, pilot,
Cpt Watkins, pilot,
Franciscus van Kampen,
Eelco Heinrich Felix de Haan.
Passenger:
Lt Gen Gerardus Johannes Berenschot.
Crew:
Johan Christiaan Frederik Knapp, pilot,
Cpt Watkins, pilot,
Franciscus van Kampen,
Eelco Heinrich Felix de Haan.
Passenger:
Lt Gen Gerardus Johannes Berenschot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine after takeoff.
