2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash

2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash
A Fokker F27 similar to the one involved in the incident.
Accident
Date 21 June 2012 (2012-06-21)
Summary Under investigation
Aircraft
Aircraft type Fokker
Aircraft name F27
Operator Indonesian Air Force
Flight origin Jakarta
Destination Jakarta
Passengers 0
Crew 7
Fatalities 11 (4 on the ground)
Injuries 11 (on ground)
Survivors 0

A Fokker 27, owned by the Indonesian Air Force, crashed into a housing complex during approach into Jakarta on 21 June 2012. The aircraft was on a training flight on the day of the crash. Six of the seven crewmembers on board died immediately;[1] the copilot succumbed to his injuries later, while four people on the ground were also killed, with 11 other people injured.[2][3][4]

Investigation

F-27 was on a training flight when it crashed while trying to land.[5] Military spokesman Rear Adm. Iskandar Sitompul said the F-27 was on a training flight when it crashed. The aircraft was declared airworthy before training and skies were clear, he added.[6] Officials previously said that the aircraft crew had been conducting a touch-and-go exercise before the crash.[7] The aircraft was not equipped with flight data recording equipment, also known as a black box. Earlier on Thursday, Yunus said the Fokker aircraft was on a routine training mission at the base before the incident.[8]

Aircraft

The plane was built in 1958 and used by Air Force for the past several years.[5] TNI has said that it is in the process of procuring CN-295s to replace its Fokker F-27s.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Six crew die in Indonesian plane crash". News.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Sempat Selamat, Kopilot Fokker-27 Meninggal, www.kompas.com, diakses pada 21 June 2012
  3. ↑ "Jumlah Korban Tewas di Halim Menjadi 11". MetroTV. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "11 Korban Selamat Fokker 27 masih Dirawat". MetroTV. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nine-die-as-indonesian-air-force-plane-crashes-into-housing-complex-489170
  6. ↑ http://forums.liveleak.com/showthread.php?t=93632
  7. 1 2 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/06/23/engine-failure-could-be-behind-fokker-crash.html
  8. ↑ http://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-488558.html
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