Bell 412 PK-FUG

Summary

On 3 August 2011 at about 06:29 local time, a Bell 412 registered PK-FUG, operated by Nyaman Air, Indonesia, was involved in an accident near Bitung, Indonesia. 10 people were on board and 10 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 August 2011 at 06:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Bitung, Indonesia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 412

Registration

PK-FUG

Operator

Nyaman Air, Indonesia

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA11WA094

10 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 3, 2011, at about 1429 local time (0629 UTC), a Bell 412 helicopter, registration PK-FUG, operated by Nyaman Air, crashed in the jungle on the side of Dua Saudara Mountain in the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, approximately 25 km from the departure airport. The aircraft was being operated as a charter flight between Sam Ratulanggi Airport (WAMM) and Halmahera Island. The aircraft departed WAMM at 1426 local time and radio contact was lost at 1429 local time. The wreckage was located about 25 km southeast of the departure airport. The 2 pilots and 8 passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. The accident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) of Indonesia. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the accident aircraft under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the NTSC at the following: National Transportation Safety Committee Ministry of Transportation Building 3rd Floor Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 5 Jakarta - INDONESIA www.dephub.go.id/knkt [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.