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Airbus A320-216 PK-AXC

28 December 2014 · Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia · Fatal

Summary

On 28 December 2014 at about 06:18 local time, a Airbus A320-216 registered PK-AXC was involved in an accident near Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia. 162 people were on board and 162 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 06:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Airbus A320-216
Registration
PK-AXC
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
DCA15WA046

People

162 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
162 162 0 0 0

Probable cause

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

The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) of Indonesia, has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Airbus A320-216 that occurred on December 28, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the NTSC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the aircraft engines. All investigative information will be released by the NTSC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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