
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.
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| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 19 abril 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)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII), Indonesia |
| Tanjung Pandan-Buluh Tumbang Airport (TJQ/WIOD), Indonesia | |
| Número de Vuelo: | MZ106 |
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 April-6 May 1997 (9)» Republika
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Distance from Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Tanjung Pandan-Buluh Tumbang Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (246 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Tanjung Pandan-Buluh Tumbang Airport as the crow flies is 393 km (246 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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