Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 18 JUN 1994 |
| Hora: | 12:20 LT |
| Tipo: | Fokker F-27 Friendship 500F |
| Operador: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registración: | PK-MFI |
| Numéro de série: | 10597 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1980 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 12 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Mount Kalora (Indonesia)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Balikpapan-Sepingan Airport (BPN/WALL), Indonesia |
| Palu-Mutiara Airport (PLW/WAML), Indonesia |
While visually approaching Palu in poor weather and reduced visibility, the aircraft struck Mount Kalora at 2295 feet.
Fuentes:
» Algemeen Dagblad 20.6.1994
» Airnieuws 296 (p. 21)
» Flight International
» Scramble 182
» Scramble 183
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Balikpapan-Sepingan Airport to Palu-Mutiara Airport as the crow flies is 336 km (210 miles).
Distance from Balikpapan-Sepingan Airport to Palu-Mutiara Airport as the crow flies is 336 km (210 miles).
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.
