2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash

6°15′13″S 106°53′21″E / 6.25361°S 106.88917°E / -6.25361; 106.88917Total fatalities11Total injuries11AircraftAircraft typeFokker F27Operator Indonesian Air ForceRegistrationA-2708Flight originJakarta, IndonesiaDestinationJakartaOccupants7Crew7Fatalities7Survivors0Ground casualtiesGround fatalities4Ground injuries11

On 21 June 2012, a Fokker F27 military transport aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force crashed into a housing complex near Halim Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, while conducting a training flight. All seven people on board, four people on the ground were killed and 11 more injured.[1][2]

Accident

The F27 was on a training flight when it crashed while trying to land.[3] Officials previously said that the aircraft crew had been conducting a touch-and-go exercise before the crash.[4] The aircraft was not equipped with flight data recorders.

Aircraft

The plane was built in 1958 and used by the Air Force for the past several years.[3] TNI has said that it is in the process of procuring CN-295s to replace its Fokker F27s.[4]

References

  1. ^ Waldron, Greg (21 June 2012). "Indonesian air force Fokker F27 crashes near Jakarta". Flight International. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ Saragih, Bagus (23 June 2012). "Engine failure could be behind Fokker crash". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Nine die as Indonesian Air Force plane crashes into housing complex". NDTV.com.
  4. ^ a b "Engine failure could be behind Fokker crash". The Jakarta Post.

External links

  • Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
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