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Ground accident of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Jakarta: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1962
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GDM
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
13731
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Suffered a ground accident at Kemayoran Airport in Jakarta. The exact circumstances of the occurrence remains unknown and three people were killed.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell in Jakarta: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1960
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Jakarta - Jakarta
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances on an airbase located in Jakarta, killing all four crew members who were completing a local training mission.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.114 Heron 1B in Jakarta

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1958
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GHP
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14032
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered a mishap at Jakarta Airport. There were no injuries.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota IV in Jakarta

Date & Time: May 29, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
KN501
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
16279/33027
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage, went down an embankment and came to rest into a ditch. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It appears that the brakes failed after touchdown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK Dakota IV in Jakarta

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
KJ951
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14798/26243
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown, the aircraft encountered strong crosswinds. Directional control was lost and brakes failed as well. The captain then decided to raise the undercarriage in order to stop the airplane as quick as possible. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Loss of directional control on landing due to strong crosswinds. Failure of the brake systems after touchdown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-1-DK Dakota C.3 in Jakarta: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
FL573
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11980
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Control was lost during the takeoff roll. The aircraft veered off runway and collided with several trucks parked on the apron. Explosions occurred and trucks and the aircraft were destroyed by fire. There were no casualties among the people on board the aircraft while one person on the ground was killed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the loss of control remains unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK Dakota C.3 in Jakarta: 26 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1945 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
KG520
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
12924
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, in initial climb, an engine failed. The pilot reduced his altitude and completed an emergency belly landing in a field. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all 26 occupants were able to evacuate the cabin when they were attacked by local rebels and executed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Jakarta: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Y-47
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tanjung Priok - Tanjung Priok
MSN:
303
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While landing in the harbor of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, the floatplane crashed and sank. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Batavia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K7173
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Batavia. A crewman was killed and a second was injured.
Crew:
S/L D. K. Banks, pilot, †
F/Sgt Henry Alan Oliver.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60 LodeStar in Batavia: 12 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 1505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LT910
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Batavia - Bandung
MSN:
18-2105
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
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.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine after takeoff.