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Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 crashed on 19 April 1997, taking the lives of 11 of the 48 passengers and four of the five crew. The plane crashed during landing after a failed go-around in bad weather. This was the first hull loss of a British Aerospace ATP.[1]
Accident | |
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Date | 19 April 1997 |
Summary | Loss of control |
Site | Buluh Tumbang Airport, Indonesia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | British Aerospace ATP |
Aircraft name | Sangeang |
Operator | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
IATA flight No. | MZ106 |
ICAO flight No. | MNA106 |
Call sign | MERPATI 106 |
Registration | PK-MTX |
Flight origin | Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta |
Destination | Buluh Tumbang Airport, Tanjung Pandan |
Occupants | 53 |
Passengers | 48 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 15 |
Survivors | 38 |
Aircraft
editThe aircraft was a British Aerospace ATP, registered as PK-MTX with serial number 2048. It was manufactured by British Aerospace in 1992 and it was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126 engines.[2]
Accident
editMerpati flight 106 departed Jakarta (CGK) on a domestic flight to H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport (TJQ) at Tanjung Pandan where the airplane, named "Sangeang", had been cleared for a runway 36 approach. It reportedly entered a steep left bank while descending through 2,000 feet. Control was lost and the plane crashed in a coconut grove and broke in three. One of the propellers was found to be feathered.
A monument was erected to commemorate the names of the victims of the plane crash. The propellers and wings of the remaining aircraft were also erected at the monument.
References
edit- ^ Accident description for PK-MTX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 March 201-03-11.
- ^ "Loss of control Accident British Aerospace ATP PK-MTX, Saturday 19 April 1997". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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