Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
.jpg) An ATP similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 April 1997 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Buluh Tumbang Airport, Indonesia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | British Aerospace ATP |
| Operator | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registration | PK-MTX |
| Flight origin | Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta |
| Destination | Buluh Tumbang Airport, Tanjung Pandan |
| Passengers | 48 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 38 |
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 crashed on 19 April 1997, taking the lives of 11 of the 48 passengers and 4 of the 5 crew. The plane crashed during landing after a failed go-around in bad weather. This was the first hull loss of a British Aerospace ATP.[1]
References
- ^ Accident description for PK-MTX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
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