Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 10 NOV 1971 |
| Tipo: | Vickers 828 Viscount |
| Operador: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registración: | PK-MVS |
| Numéro de série: | 448 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1962 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 62 / Ocupantes: 62 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 69 / Ocupantes: 69 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | S off Padang (Indonesia)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Jakarta (unknown airport), Indonesia |
| Padang-Tabing Airport (PDG/WIMG), Indonesia |
Merpati Airlines' domestic service from Jakarta to Padang was carried out a by a Vickers Viscount named "Sabang". The aircraft had initiated its descent for Padang when it crashed into the sea. Floating pieces of wreckage were found after three days, 75 miles off island of Sumatra.
Fuentes:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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