Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor

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Plain, Valley

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Sampit - Banjarmasin

MSN:

852

YOM:

1977

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About 30 minutes into the flight, while in cruising altitude, the pilot noted a loss of power on the left engine. At the same time, the oil pressure dropped while the engine temperature increased. In such situation, the pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field located in Kualakapuas, some 63 km northwest of Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor Airport. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 748-234-2A in Surabaya: 16 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1993

Type of aircraft:

Avro 748

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PK-IHE

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Banjarmasin - Surabaya

MSN:

1620

YOM:

1968

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On short final to Surabaya-Juanda Airport, the right engine failed. The aircraft banked to the right and crashed in a swampy area located 800 metres short of runway. 16 occupants were killed while 28 others were injured.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine on short final for undetermined reasons. The relative low approach speed of the aircraft contributed to the stall/right bank.

Crash of a Vickers 843 Viscount in Banjarmasin

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viscount

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Registration:

PK-IVX

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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MSN:

454

YOM:

1963

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After takeoff from Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor Airport, while climbing, the crew declared an emergency after the engine n°2 caught fire. The crew shut down the engine, feathered its propeller and returned to the airport. A normal landing was completed and the crew stopped the aircraft on the main runway. All 77 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Failure and fire on engine n°2 for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan II in Banjarmasin: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 404 Titan

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PK-KCC

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Site:

City

MSN:

404-0077

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1977

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On final approach to Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the roof of a house and crashed in a residential area located few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft and several houses were destroyed. Three passengers were killed while four other occupants as well as 15 people on the ground were injured.

Crash of an Avro 748-2A-234 in Banjarmasin

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Avro 748

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PK-IHA

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1614

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1967

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For unknown reasons, the twin engine aircraft belly landed on runway 29 at Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor Airport. All 52 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander in Banjarmasin: 9 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1985

Type of aircraft:

Britten-Norman Islander

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Registration:

PK-VIO

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Kotabaru - Banjarmasin

MSN:

693

YOM:

1973

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While approaching Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In limited visibility due to heavy rain falls (thunderstorm activity), the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located few km from the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while nine other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Vickers 812 Viscount near Karawang: 37 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1980 at 0629 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers Viscount

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PK-IVS

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Plain, Valley

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Banjarmasin - Jakarta

MSN:

353

YOM:

1958

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Aircraft flight hours:

33000

Aircraft flight cycles:

17947

Circumstances:

While descending to Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport, the crew send a distress call and reported the aircraft was unstable. Shortly later, the airplane banked left then entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in the region of Karawang, about 26 km east of Jakarta. Debris were scattered 2 km wide and all 37 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The cause of this accident was the in-flight fracture of a spigot in the elevator tab circuit. This part had exceeded the 12,000 flight hours retirement life by 21,000 hrs resulting in a total life of 33,000 hrs. As this figure is higher than the total airframe hours flown by the aircraft it means that the part that failed must have been transferred from another aircraft at some point which was an opportunity to notice that the fatigue life had already been exceeded.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander in Banjarmasin

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Britten-Norman Islander

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PK-VIT

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595

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1977

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor Airport. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 in Banjarmasin

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-9

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PK-GND

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Jakarta - Banjarmasin

MSN:

47463

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1971

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