Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
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_1992-06-19_Andre_Gerwing_Collection_ID_022047.jpg) An ATP similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 April 1997 |
| Summary | Loss of control |
| Site | |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | British Aerospace ATP |
| Aircraft name | Sangeang |
| Operator | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | MZ106 |
| ICAO flight No. | MNA106 |
| Call sign | MERPATI 106 |
| Registration | PK-MTX |
| Flight origin | Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta |
| Destination | Buluh Tumbang Airport, Tanjung Pandan |
| Occupants | 53 |
| Passengers | 48 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 38 |
On 19 April 1997, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106, a British Aerospace ATP operating a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from Soekarno Hatta International Airport to Buluh Tumbang Airport,[a] Indonesia, crashed into a coconut plantation whilst on approach to the airport, killing 15 of the 53 passengers and crew on board the aircraft.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved, manufactured in 1992, was a British Aerospace ATP registered as PK-MTX with serial number 2048. It had its first flight in 1992 and was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126 engines.[1][2] The aircraft was owned by Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a state-run airline.[3]
Passengers and crew
There were 53 occupants on board the aircraft: 48 passengers – including 44 adults, two children, and two babies – and five crew members.[4]
The five crew members included 28-year-old Captain Bartholomeus Suwardi, 21-year-old first officer Imamtuhu Ahmad Faisal Soesmono, a mechanic,[4][5] a 21-year-old flight attendant,[b][4] and another flight attendant.[5]
