Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Monday 26 September 1977 |
Time: | 14:27 |
Type: | Dornier Do 28D-1S Skyservant |
Operator: | State Aerial Survey Corporation |
Registration: | PK-VDH |
MSN: | 4038 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Bawean Island [Java Sea] ( Indonesia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft took off at 13:06 hrs and reached flight level 50. At 14:15 hrs the crew reported "left engine failure, diverting to Perak Air Force Base, Surabaya and descending to 1500 ft." At 14:27 hrs they reported ditching into the sea.
Classification:
Ditching
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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.