ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Viscount registration unknown Yogyakarta
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Date:Wednesday 5 April 1972
Type:Silhouette image of generic VISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Viscount
Operator:Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Registration: registration unknown
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First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
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Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Yogyakarta (   Indonesia)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Surabaya Airport (SUB/WARR), Indonesia
Destination airport:Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport (JKT), Indonesia
Narrative:
One hijacker demanded money. Hijacker taken down. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.

Classification:
Hijack


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Distance from Surabaya Airport to Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport as the crow flies is 672 km (420 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.
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