Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 09 SEP 2005 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander |
| Operator: | Dirgantara Air Services |
| Registration: | PK-VIA |
| C/n / msn: | 2250 |
| First flight: | 1991-09-06 (14 years ) |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Samarinda (Indonesia) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Samarinda Airport (SRI/WALS), Indonesia |
| Samarinda Airport (SRI/WALS), Indonesia |
The Islander crashed into a softball field located in the Segiri sports complex in Samarinda. It was on the fourth approach during training flight.
Sources:
» Antara
» The Jakarta Post
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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 Samarinda Airport to Samarinda Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Samarinda Airport to Samarinda Airport as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN 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.
