Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6715

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6715

A Merpati Nusantara DHC-6 Twin Otter, similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	10 January 1995
Summary	Missing; presumed to have crashed at sea
Site	Molo Strait, near Flores, Indonesia 8°43′11.2″S119°47′16.2″E / 8.719778°S 119.787833°E / -8.719778; 119.787833
Aircraft
Aircraft type	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Aircraft name	Sangihe
Operator	Merpati Nusantara Airlines
IATA flight No.	MZ6715
ICAO flight No.	MNA6715
Call sign	MERPATI 6715
Registration	PK-NUK
Flight origin	Sultan Muhammad Salahudin Airport, Sumbawa, Indonesia
Destination	Frans Sales Lega Airport, Ruteng, Indonesia
Occupants	14
Passengers	10
Crew	4
Fatalities	14 (presumed)
Survivors	0 (presumed)

On 10 January 1995 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6715, a scheduled domestic flight in Indonesia from Sultan Muhammad Salahudin Airport, Sumbawa, to Frans Sales Lega Airport, Ruteng, disappeared over the Molo Strait, near the island of Flores. The aircraft is presumed to have crashed in the strait, with the death of all 14 people on board. ^[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, built in 1973 and registered as PK-NUK. The aircraft was named Sangihe . It was equipped by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 engines.^{[ citation needed ]} On board there were four crew members and ten passengers.

Accident

On 10 January 1995, Flight 6715 departed Sultan Muhammad Salahudin Airport for a flight to Ruteng. The aircraft never arrived at its destination, after disappreaing while flying over the Molo Strait, just off the coast of Flores. The aircraft wreckage, nor any of its 14 occpuants were discovered. Bad weather conditions were present at the time of the accident and are cited as the most probable cause of the accident. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Others suggest instead that an explosion, that occurred in the cargo hold of the aircraft, was the cause of the accident. ^[4]

See also

• LIAT Flight 319, another DHC-6 that disappeared at sea in bad weather.
• List of missing aircraft

References

1. "Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, Tuesday 10 January 1995". Aviation Safety Network.
2. "Flight Interrupted: A Century of Planes that Did Not Arrive". Parade. 8 March 2016.
3. "World's 9 most mysterious plane disappearances". NewVision. 19 May 2016.
4. "11 Pesawat Jatuh yang Belum Ditemukan". 16 January 2015.