Narrative:
Merpati flight 7533 (Ambon-Ternate-Manado) departed Ternate at 01:53 for a 50-minute flight to Manado. On approach to Manado, the aircraft crashed into cloud-shrouded Mount Klabat in bad visibility and heavy rainfall.
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.01
accident date: 09-05-1991
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
registration: PK-MFD
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 9 May 1991 |
| Time: | 02:37 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 |
| Operator: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registration: | PK-MFD |
| MSN: | 10399 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 15 km (9.4 mls) SE of Manado-Sam Ratulangi Airport (MDC) ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ternate-Babullah Airport (TTE/WAMT), Indonesia |
| Manado-Sam Ratulangi Airport (MDC/WAMM), Indonesia | |
| Flightnumber: | MZ7533 |
Merpati flight 7533 (Ambon-Ternate-Manado) departed Ternate at 01:53 for a 50-minute flight to Manado. On approach to Manado, the aircraft crashed into cloud-shrouded Mount Klabat in bad visibility and heavy rainfall.
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Sources:
» Flight International» Scramble Vol.13, nr.01
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accident date: 09-05-1991
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
registration: PK-MFD
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 Ternate-Babullah Airport to Manado-Sam Ratulangi Airport as the crow flies is 283 km (177 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Ternate-Babullah Airport to Manado-Sam Ratulangi Airport as the crow flies is 283 km (177 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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