Status: | |
Datum: | zondag 18 oktober 1992 |
Tijd: | ca 13:30 |
Type: |  IPTN/CASA CN-235-10 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
Registratie: | PK-MNN |
Constructienummer: | N.013 |
Bouwjaar: | 1990 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 27 / inzittenden: 27 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 31 / inzittenden: 31 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | ca 20 km WSW of Garut ( Indonesië)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Semarang-Achmad Yani Airport (SRG/WARS), Indonesië |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Bandung-Husein Sastranegara Airport (BDO/WICC), Indonesië |
Vluchtnummer: | MZ5601 |
Beschrijving:An IPTN manufactured CASA CN-235-10 passenger plane was destroyed when it flew into the side of Mount Papandayan, an active volcano. All 31 on board were killed.
The aircraft operated flight 5601 from Semarang to Bandung. Weather near Bandung was poor with cumulonimbus clouds in the vicinty. The flight descended from FL125 to FL080 towards Bandung and the pilot prepared for a visual approach.
The pilot attempted to circumnavigate the cumulonimbus clouds and turned left, to the south, towards Garut. The clouds closed as the aircraft impacted the side of a mountain at an altitude of 6120 feet.
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» Air Safety Week 26 October 1992 (5)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Semarang-Achmad Yani Airport en Bandung-Husein Sastranegara Airport bedraagt 308 km (192 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.