- Date
- February 12, 2011, 06:40 local (06:40 UTC)
- Place
- Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- PK-ZAIIndonesian Aerospace 212
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 78338
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual 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).
Aircraft
- Registration
- PK-ZAI
- Reported as
- Indonesian Aerospace 212 (100)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- PT Sabang Merauke Air Charter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- BTH · Hang Nadim Airp
- Destination
- TNJ · Raja Haji Fisab
- Flight plan
- Unknown