Last updated: 3 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 6 October 1967 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47H (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 17134 |
| MSN: | 12283 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Singapore-Paya Lebar Air Base (QPG) ( Singapore)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Singapore-Paya Lebar Air Base (QPG/WSAP), Singapore |
| Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport (JKT), Indonesia |
Crashed and caught fire. Attaché to Indonesia.
Rumour had it that an Air Force officer was flying the aircraft even though he was not qualified and lost control causing the crash.
Sources:
» El Litoral 7 October 1967, p1» ABC (Madrid) 7 October 1967, p67
» British Pathe
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Singapore-Paya Lebar Air Base to Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport as the crow flies is 892 km (558 miles).
Distance from Singapore-Paya Lebar Air Base to Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport as the crow flies is 892 km (558 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
