Region
Asia

Crash of an Avro 504K in Kalijati: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
A-37
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kalijati - Kalijati
YOM:
1
Location:
Kalijati
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Kalijati Airport. While manoeuvring at low height in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane stalled and crashed into trees. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Magelang

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1925 at 1140 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
H-133
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bandung - Magelang
Location:
Magelang
Central Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Magelang, the crew was completing a last turn when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bandung

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1924 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
A-42
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Bandung
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the pilot made a turn when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Sukamiskin, Bandung. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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 Vickers Viking IV in Kalijati: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1923 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking (Serie I/II/III & IV)
Operator:
Registration:
V-201
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bandung - Kalijati
Location:
Kalijati
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Kalijati Airfield, the seaplane impacted a tree and crashed. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Crash of De Havilland DH.9 in Tasikmalaya

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
H-111
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kalijati - Bandung
Location:
Tasikmalaya
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On a flight from Kalijati to Bandung, the crew got lost after the weather conditions deteriorated. The engine failed following a fuel exhaustion, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed onto a house and was destroyed. Both pilots were injured.

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.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Kalijati: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
A-26
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kalijati - Kalijati
Location:
Kalijati
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Kalijati Airport. While passing over the airfield at an insufficient altitude, the airplane impacted the roof of a hangar and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and the pilo died from his injuries few hours later.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Kalijati

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
A-25
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kalijati - Kalijati
Location:
Kalijati
West Java
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a local training mission, the pilot was returning to Kalijati Airfield when, upon landing, the airplane crashed and came to rest upside down. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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