ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222351
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| Date: | 09-JAN-1972 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 ? |
| Owner/operator: | Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) |
| Registration: | T-703 ? |
| MSN: | SH.1882 ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ujung Berung, Bandung -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on a mountain slope in the dense jungle of West Java, eight miles east of Bandung, on a night flight exercise. Six crew and 15 Air Cadets. Type as "Dakota...C-47" in press reports, but most probably the Skyvan T-703 given as "w/o 19 DEC 1972" (transposed numbers ?).
Note: Skyvan T-701 given as "w/o 1 FEB 1971", but really crashed 22 January 1971.
Sources:
The Straits Times 10 January 1972, p1
La Stampa 10 January 1972, p5
Tribune (Sydney) 12 January 1972, p5 (UPI)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2019 21:07 | TB | Added |
| 28-Feb-2019 20:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 21:50 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2019 14:12 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2019 12:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 24-Jan-2020 09:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2022 15:58 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:04 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2022 17:24 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2022 17:29 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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