Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 February 1972
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6
Owner/operator: PENAS, lsf Royal Air Lao
Registration Number: XW-PEH
Location: near Tegal –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Fuel systemFuel system
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a forced landing approximately 4 hours after departing from Singapore, flying at a low altitude near Tegal, Indonesia. The crash was attributed to fuel starvation, resulting from a compass error and lost position.An aircraft experienced a forced landing approximately 4 hours after departing from Singapore, flying at a low altitude near Tegal, Indonesia. The crash was attributed to fuel starvation, resulting from a compass error and lost position.
Description
After a flight of approximately 4 hrs departing from Singapore, the aircraft was observed flying at a low altitude approximately at Tegal (mid Java, Indonesia) for a forced landing. The aircraft crashed due to fuel starvation. According to the crew, compass error and lost position was encountered.
Source of Information
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720204-1.2.14http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720204-1.2.14Primary Cause
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