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Crash of a Douglas C-47 on Mt Burangrang: 26 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1947 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
VHREZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Batavia - Bandung
Location:
Mt Burangrang
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
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
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KJ851
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14345/25790
YOM:
1944
Location:
Bandung
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
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
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KJ817
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bandung – Jakarta
MSN:
14156/25601
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mt Gunung Bongkok
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
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 Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress in Buitenzorg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2503
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2314
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bogor
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The four engine bomber was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed in Buitenzorg (now Bogor), south of Jakarta. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress in Malang

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2484
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2295
YOM:
1941
Location:
Malang
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing at Malang-Singosari Airport and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties among the crew.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress near Malang: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
40-2062
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Malang - Malang
MSN:
2063
YOM:
1940
Location:
Malang
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a test flight from Malang-Singosari Airfield. While returning to base, the four engine bomber was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed in a field located 30 km south of the airport, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (30th BS):
Cpt Ray L. Cox, pilot,
1st Lt John E. L. Huse, copilot,
S/Sgt John U. Sowa,
Sgt Arthur E. Karlinger,
Sgt John S. Penny,
Pfc Jack E. Bingham, air gunner,
Pvt Don H. Barnes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress near Bangkalan

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2468
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2279
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bangkalan
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered unknown problems and attempted to make an emergency landing. With its gear retracted, the aircraft crash landed in a marshy field 25 km northeast of Bangkalan and was damaged beyond repair. All eight occupants were uninjured.

Crash of a Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress in Malang

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
40-3064
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2092
YOM:
1940
Location:
Malang
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing on a grass runway at Malang Airport, the airplane encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest in a ditch. All seven crew members escaped with minor injuries. At the time of the accident, the grass runway was so wet that it was considered as a sea of mud.
Probable cause:
The brakes failed after landing on a wet grass runway.

Crash of a Martin 166 in Malang: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Malang - Malang
Location:
Malang
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While completing a training flight, the pilot made a low pass over the city of Malang when the airplane impacted a building where the pilot was living and crashed near a factory. Three crew members and a child on the ground were killed while the fourth occupant was seriously injured. The only survivor died six days later from injuries sustained.

Crash of a Martin 166 WH-3 in Kalijati: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)
Operator:
Registration:
M-567
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kalijati - Kalijati
MSN:
803
YOM:
1936
Location:
Kalijati
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, the airplane impacted trees and crashed. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
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