| Date: | Saturday 18 June 1994 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 500F |
| Owner/operator: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registration: | PK-MFI |
| MSN: | 10597 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Kalora -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Balikpapan-Sepingan Airport (BPN/WALL) |
| Palu-Mutiara Airport (PLW/WAML) |
While visually approaching Palu in poor weather and reduced visibility, the aircraft struck Mount Kalora at 2295 feet.
Sources:
Algemeen Dagblad 20.6.1994
Airnieuws 296 (p. 21)
Flight International
Scramble 182
Scramble 183
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