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The aircraft was a Vickers Viscount 816 serial number 434, which was built at [[Bournemouth Airport|Hurn Airport]] in the United Kingdom and first flew on 8 June 1959.<ref name="turbo">Roach/Eastwood 1990, p. 396</ref> It was delivered new on 17 June 1959 to [[Trans Australia Airlines]] and named ''[[John McDouall Stuart|McDouall Stuart]]'' after an Australian explorer.<ref name="turbo" /> By |
The aircraft was a Vickers Viscount 816 serial number 434, which was built at [[Bournemouth Airport|Hurn Airport]] in the United Kingdom and first flew on 8 June 1959.<ref name="turbo">Roach/Eastwood 1990, p. 396</ref> It was delivered new on 17 June 1959 to [[Trans Australia Airlines]] and named ''[[John McDouall Stuart|McDouall Stuart]]'' after an Australian explorer.<ref name="turbo" /> By 1975 it had been bought by Mandala Airlines with the registration PK-RVU and name ''Nias''.<ref name="turbo" /> |
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Revision as of 13:33, 12 January 2015
| Accident | |
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| Date | 24 July 1992 |
| Summary | Microburst-induced wind shear, Pilot error |
| Site | Mt. Lalaboy, Indonesia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount 816 |
| Operator | Mandala Airlines |
| Registration | PK-RVU |
| Flight origin | Makassar |
| Destination | Ambon, Maluku |
| Passengers | 63 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 70 (all) |
Mandala Airlines Flight 660 was a scheduled passenger flight on 24 July 1992 which crashed in Indonesia into a mountain on Ambon Island as it attempted to land at Pattimura Airport in a heavy thunderstorm. Pilot error and windshear were blamed for the crash.[1]
Aircraft
The aircraft was a Vickers Viscount 816 serial number 434, which was built at Hurn Airport in the United Kingdom and first flew on 8 June 1959.[2] It was delivered new on 17 June 1959 to Trans Australia Airlines and named McDouall Stuart after an Australian explorer.[2] By 1975 it had been bought by Mandala Airlines with the registration PK-RVU and name Nias.[2]
References
- ^ "AirDisaster.Com " Accident Database " Accident Synopsis " 07241992".
- ^ a b c Roach/Eastwood 1990, p. 396
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