- Date
- April 25, 2012, 09:29 local (09:29 UTC)
- Place
- Muaritan, Indonesia
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- PK-VVQPilatus PC6 - B2H4
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Fuel exhaustion
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85957
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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 April 25, 2012, at 09:29 UTC time, a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4, PK-VVQ, operated by Susi Air, impacted terrain near Muaritan after the pilot reported a fuel system problem.The accident is being investigated by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). The NTSB has appointed an accredited representative to assist the NTSC's investigation as the state of design of certain fuel system components. All inquiries should be directed to: National Transportation Safety Committee Ministry of Transportation Building 3rd Floor Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.5 Jakarta, Indonesia +62 21 3517606 www.dephub.go.id/knkt
Aircraft
- Registration
- PK-VVQ
- Reported as
- Pilatus PC6 - B2H4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 965
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation (Susi Air)
- Registered owner
- PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation (Susi Air)
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- WALL · Balikpapan,
- Destination
- WALL · Balikpapan,
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- WALL · Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan