Indonesian 212 PK-ZAI

Summary

On 12 February 2011 at about 06:40 local time, a Indonesian 212 registered PK-ZAI, operated by PT Sabang Merauke Air Charter, was involved in an accident near Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 February 2011 at 06:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Indonesian 212

Registration

PK-ZAI

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

PT Sabang Merauke Air Charter

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hang Nadim Airp → Raja Haji Fisab

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA11WA027

5 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 February 12, 2011, at 1340 Indonesian local time (0640 UTC), an Indonesian Aerospace CASA 212-100, registered in Indonesia as PK-ZAI, and operated by PT. Sabang Merauke Air Charter, crashed under unknown circumstances following takeoff from Hang Nadim Airport, Batam, Indonesia. Its intended destination was Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport, Indonesia. The flight was a test flight following a Honeywell TPE331 engine change, and the two pilots and three mechanics on board were killed. The airplane was destroyed. The accident is being investigated by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the NTSC investigation as the state of design and manufacture of the engines. All inquiries should be directed to the NTSC (www.dephub.go.id/knkt).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.