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West Java

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Bandung

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
PK-SAD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
MSN:
1046
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Bandung on a local solo training flight. While flying at a height of 18 metres, the airplane collided with power cables and crashed into a lake. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a Martin 139 WH-2 in Kalijati: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1938 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
M-517
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kalijati - Kalijati
MSN:
729
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Kalijati on a local solo training flight. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 50 metres, he lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airfield, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Pangalengan

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PK-AFB
Flight Phase:
MSN:
5070
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a lake near Pangalengan, some 30 km south of Bandung. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bandung

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AL-72
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local solo training flight out from Bandung Airport. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that crashed. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major in Bandung: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
PK-SAP
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
MSN:
5083
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from Bandung Airport. On final approach, an unexpected situation forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire. A pilot was killed and the second occupant was seriously injured.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bandung: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AL-62
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Bandung on a local solo training flight. While cruising in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane stalled and crashed in Ciwaruga, north of the airport. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Lembang: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
PK-SAI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
MSN:
1485
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
An instructor and one female student pilot departed Bandung on a local training flight. En route, the airplane collided with high tension wires and crashed in Lembang, about 10 km northeast of the airfield. The instructor H. C. Keim was slightly injured while the student pilot, Mrs. Van Lierop, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Semplak

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1936 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Semplak – Bandung
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Semplak, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest upside down. Both pilots were injured.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bandung: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1934 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A-64
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Bandung when he lost control of the airplane that crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and die the following day.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Cisarua

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung - Bandung
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Bandung on a solo training flight. The engine failed in flight and the pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a ravine. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot Lt Van Velthoven was uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.