Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 June 1992
Aircraft Type: CASA/Nurtanio NC-212-A4 Aviocar 100
Owner/operator: Dirgantara Air Services
Registration Number: PK-VSM
Location: off Batu Island –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Engine number twoEngine number two
Category: Accident
An Aviocar 100 aircraft crashed into the sea during a ferry flight from Singapore’s Seletar Airport to Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The aircraft, carrying a crew of three, experienced a loss of engine number two approximately one hour after takeoff. The aircraft continued to fly on one engine across the South China Sea, reaching Pontianak at an altitude of 3500 feet. Radio contact was lost at 80 nautical miles from Pontianak.An Aviocar 100 aircraft crashed into the sea during a ferry flight from Singapore’s Seletar Airport to Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The aircraft, carrying a crew of three, experienced a loss of engine number two approximately one hour after takeoff. The aircraft continued to fly on one engine across the South China Sea, reaching Pontianak at an altitude of 3500 feet. Radio contact was lost at 80 nautical miles from Pontianak.
Description
The Aviocar 100 crashed into the sea while en route on a ferry flight from Singapore’s Seletar Airport to Pontianak, West Kalimantan in Indonesia. The aircraft’s interior had been refurbished and it was flying back to Indonesia with a crew of three. An hour after takeoff the flight crew reported a failure of engine no.2. While crossing the South China Sea, the aircraft continued to Pontianak on one engine. Altitude could not be maintained and the last radio contact was when the flight was 80 nm from Pontianak at an altitude of 3500 feet.
Primary Cause
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