Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
Estado:
Fecha:19 ABR 1997
Hora:07:39
Tipo:British Aerospace ATP
Operador:Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Registración: PK-MTX
Numéro de série: 2048
Año de Construcción: 1992
Motores: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 5
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 48
Total:Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 53
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:1,5 km (0.9 milles) S of Tanjung Pandan-Bulutumbang Airport (TJQ) (Indonesia) show on map
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII), Indonesia
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Tanjung Pandan-Buluh Tumbang Airport (TJQ/WIOD), Indonesia
Número de Vuelo: 106
Descripción:
Merpati flight 106 departed Jakarta (CGK) on a domestic flight to Tanjung Pandan (TJQ). The BAe ATP airplane named "Sangeang" had been cleared for a runway 36 approach at Tanjung Pandan. It reportedly entered a steep left bank while descending through 2000 feet. Control was lost and the plane crashed in a coconut grove and broke in three. One of the propellers was found to be feathered.

Fuentes:
» Flight International 30.4-06.05.1997 (9)
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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 Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Tanjung Pandan-Buluh Tumbang Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (246 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.
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