Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Bandar Lampung: 33 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GFJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Palembang - Bandar Lampung - Jakarta
MSN:
10422
YOM:
1969
Location:
Bandar Lampung
Lampung
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
33
Aircraft flight hours:
8737
Aircraft flight cycles:
6976
Circumstances:
While descending to Bandar Lampung-Branti Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. On final, the airplane passed below the glide when it struck a building and crashed in flames. Three passengers were rescued while 33 other occupants were killed, among them all four crew members.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot descended below the glide in low visibility without any visual contact with the runway and/or the ground. The crew continued at an unsafe altitude and failed to initiate a go-around manoeuvre.

Crash of a Grumman HU-16A Albatross near Manado: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross
Operator:
Registration:
PB-518
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
G-437
YOM:
1960
Location:
Manado
North Sulawesi
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All 10 crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Broome

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GDC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20041
YOM:
1944
Location:
Broome
Western Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a positioning flight to Broome to pick up oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor on behalf of the Burma Oil Company. The approach and landing were completed in heavy rain falls due to monsoon. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and lost its undercarriage and engines before coming to rest. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 near Nabire: 13 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1973
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
PK-NUC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
70
YOM:
1967
Location:
Nabire
Special Region of Papua
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located about 45 km east of Nabire. All 13 occupants have been killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK in Pontianak

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
PK-EHC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
15684/27129
YOM:
1945
Location:
Pontianak-Supadio
West Kalimantan
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a cargo flight on behalf of the Pertamina Company. During the last segment, the airplane struck the runway 15 surface with its left wing. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. While all four crew members escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Jakarta: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GFP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Jakarta - Jakarta
MSN:
10462
YOM:
1971
Location:
Jakarta-Kemayoran
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
2095
Aircraft flight cycles:
1478
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight from Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport. Shortly after takeoff from runway 35, while in initial climb, the airplane banked right and crashed 90 meters to the right of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all three pilots were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3A-269 in Sumbawa Besar

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
PK-ZDD
Flight Type:
Cargo
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2123
YOM:
1939
Location:
Sumbawa Besar-Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin
West Nusa Tenggara
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Sumbawa Besar-Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin Airport. Occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo in Semarang: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Nusantara Air Taxi
Registration:
PK-YBT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Semarang-Ahmad Yani
Central Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Semarang Airport for unknown reason, killing both occupants.

Crash of a Vickers 828 Viscount off Padang: 69 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viscount
Operator:
Registration:
PK-MVS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Jakarta - Padang - Medan - Kuala Lumpur
MSN:
448
YOM:
1962
Location:
Padang
West Sumatra
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
62
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
69
Circumstances:
The crew just started the descent to Padang-Tabing Airport when the airport went out of control and crashed into the Mentawai Strait. Dew debris were found three days later about 120 km south of Padang. All 69 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not determined.
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