Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Jakarta: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
Y-47
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tanjung Priok - Tanjung Priok
MSN:
303
YOM:
1941
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While landing in the harbor of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, the floatplane crashed and sank. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Batavia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
K7173
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Batavia. A crewman was killed and a second was injured.
Crew:
S/L D. K. Banks, pilot, †
F/Sgt Henry Alan Oliver.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60 LodeStar in Batavia: 12 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 1505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-60 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
LT910
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Batavia - Bandung
MSN:
18-2105
YOM:
1941
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Five minutes after take off from Batavia-Kemayoran Airport, while climbing, the left engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane hit tree tops and crashed on a house located in the suburb of the capital city. All five occupants in the aircraft were killed as well as seven people in the house. The Lt Gen Berenschot was returning to his headquarter in Bandung following an international conference in Batavia with Gen Popham of the British Empire Army Forces.
Crew:
Johan Christiaan Frederik Knapp, pilot,
Cpt Watkins, pilot,
Franciscus van Kampen,
Eelco Heinrich Felix de Haan.
Passenger:
Lt Gen Gerardus Johannes Berenschot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine after takeoff.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Kiunga

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Registration:
PK-AFF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Batavia - Kiunga
MSN:
5188
YOM:
1930
Location:
Kiunga
Western (Fly)
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the aircraft went out of control and came to rest upside down. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat off Batavia

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADUY
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
S.816
YOM:
1935
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The seaplane aircraft named 'Capella' was engaged in an international schedule flight on behalf of Qantas. While taxiing in the harbor of Batavia (Jakarta), the aircraft collided with an unknown floating object. The captain abandoned the departure procedure and returned to the harbor when the airplane partially sank. All eight occupants evacuated safely and the float plane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Collision with an unknown floating object while taxiing for takeoff.

Crash of a Martin 139 WH-1 in Jakarta: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1938 at 2310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)
Operator:
Registration:
M-506
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Jakarta - Jakarta
MSN:
669
YOM:
1935
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Jakarta-Tjililitan Airport on a night patrol flight, carrying one passenger (ca reporter) and four crew members. While climbing, the bomber went out of control and crashed in Pangkalanjati, some 10 km southwest of the airport. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Khouw Khe Hien, pilot,
Lt A. G. Vermeulen, pilot,
J. Hermanides, observer,
D. B. P. van Riel, radio operator.
Passenger:
Mr. G. C. de Hondt.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.66 Hercules in Kupang

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.66 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBMW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
London – Batavia – Kupang – Sydney
MSN:
236
YOM:
1925
Location:
Kupang
East Nusa Tenggara
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Kupang, all three engine stopped. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a prairie located 16 km from the airport. After touchdown, the aircraft impacted rocks, lost its main landing gear and came to rest. Both crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft named 'City of Cairo' was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers Viking IV off Batavia

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
Registration:
V-203
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, the airplane crashed in the Batavia harbor off Tanjung Priok. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a LVG C.VI in Batavia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1922 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
LVG C.VI
Operator:
Nederlands-Indische Luchtvaart Onderneming
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Batavia – Semarang
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Antjol in Batavia, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed. A passenger was injured while three other occupants were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Bandung: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
H-116
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bandung - Batavia
Location:
Bandung
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff from Bandung. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
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