Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 May 1987
Aircraft Type: GAF Nomad N.22SL
Owner/operator: Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AL (Navy)
Registration Number: P-817
Location: off Pulau Mapur –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A GAF Nomad maritime patrol aircraft experienced a critical engine failure while approaching a Singapore warship. The aircraft lost altitude and impacted Mapur Island, resulting in the death of the captain and the rescue of ten passengers by a helicopter. The aircraft was subsequently recovered and salvaged.A GAF Nomad maritime patrol aircraft experienced a critical engine failure while approaching a Singapore warship. The aircraft lost altitude and impacted Mapur Island, resulting in the death of the captain and the rescue of ten passengers by a helicopter. The aircraft was subsequently recovered and salvaged.
Description
The GAF Nomad maritime patrol aircraft approached a Singapore warship when one engine failed. The airplane apparently could not maintain altitude and impacted the waters off Mapur Island. The copilot survived the accident but the captain of the plane died. Ten passengers rescued by RSAF helicopter. Bodies of two passengers recovered. The aircraft was salvaged after being discovered in June 2007.
Source of Information
http://www.tni.mil.id/view-5942-tni-al-cari-jenazah-pilot-dan-nomad-n-22s-p-817.htmlhttp://www.tni.mil.id/view-5942-tni-al-cari-jenazah-pilot-dan-nomad-n-22s-p-817.htmlPrimary Cause
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