Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 30 December 2006 |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander |
Operator: | Dirgantara Air Services |
Registration: | PK-VIN |
MSN: | 351 |
First flight: | 1973 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Long Layu Airstrip ( Indonesia)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Long Layu Airstrip, Indonesia |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The BN-2A Islander was flown to Long Layu Airstrip following an aircraft accident that occurred there four days earlier (GA-8 Airvan PK-VMD, msn GA8-03-041).
On takeoff it veered off the airstrip, into a muddy pond. Long Layu has a single 1804-ft long grass/clay airstrip (01/19).
The aircraft was withdrawn from use and the engines were removed and most of the interior stripped. The aircraft was left at Long Layu.
Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
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Lagi, Pesawat DAS Jatuh di Kaltim (indopos.co.id, 27 Jan 2008)»
Photo of wreck at Long Layu Airstrip, 2010»
Photo of wreck at Long Layu Airstrip, 2012
Photos
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.