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| Date: | Thursday 22 May 1997 |
| Time: | 13:28 |
| Type: |  IPTN/CASA CN-235-10 |
| Owner/operator: | IPTN |
| Registration: | PK-XNT |
| MSN: | N.018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gorda AFB -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost control while testing the LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System) to drop a 4000 kg load from a height of 200 m. The parachute harness apparently detached during the process, causing the 400 kg load to remain on the cargo door. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed.
Sources:
Republika Online
Scramble 218
Scramble 220
https://www.antarafoto.com/id/view/1965993/pesawat-cr-235-versi-militer-jatuh
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2025 12:49 | mcaskil | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 17-Apr-2025 15:12 | mcaskil | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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