Last updated: 15 June 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 22 January 1971 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 |
| Operator: | Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AU (Air Force) |
| Registration: | T-701 |
| MSN: | SH.1871 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) S off Biak ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biak (unknown airport), Indonesia |
| Biak (unknown airport), Indonesia |
The aircraft crashed into the sea during a night-time training mission from Biak, Indonesia.
On of the crewmen was the son-in-law of former President Soekarno.
Sources:
» The Straits Times 27 January 1971, p26» Nederlands Dagblad 28 January 1971, p4
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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.
