2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash

2012 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash

A Fokker F27 similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
Date	21 June 2012 (2012-06-21)
Summary	Crashed into hanger on landing [ needs update ]
Site	6°15′13″S106°53′21″E / 6.25361°S 106.88917°E / -6.25361; 106.88917
Total fatalities	11
Total injuries	11
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F27
Operator	Indonesian Air Force
Registration	A-2708
Flight origin	Jakarta, Indonesia
Destination	Jakarta
Occupants	7
Crew	7
Fatalities	7
Survivors	0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities	4
Ground injuries	11

On 21 June 2012, a Fokker F27 military transport aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force crashed into a housing complex near Halim Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, while conducting a training flight. All seven people on board, four people on the ground were killed and 11 more injured. ^{[1] [2]}

Accident

The F27 was on a training flight when it crashed while trying to land. ^[3] Officials previously said that the aircraft crew had been conducting a touch-and-go exercise before the crash. ^[4] The aircraft was not equipped with flight data recorders.

Aircraft

The plane was built in 1958 and used by the Air Force for the past several years. ^[3] TNI has said that it is in the process of procuring CN-295s to replace its Fokker F27s. ^[4]

References

1. Waldron, Greg (21 June 2012). "Indonesian air force Fokker F27 crashes near Jakarta". Flight International . Retrieved 6 February 2019.
2. Saragih, Bagus (23 June 2012). "Engine failure could be behind Fokker crash". The Jakarta Post . Retrieved 6 February 2019.
3. "Nine die as Indonesian Air Force plane crashes into housing complex". NDTV.com.
4. "Engine failure could be behind Fokker crash". The Jakarta Post.

External links

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network