# NTSB ENG12WA037: Pilatus PC6 - B2H4, Muaritan, Indonesia, April 25, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 25, 2012, 09:29 local (09:29 UTC)
- Place: Muaritan, Indonesia
- Coordinates: 0.417222, 116.033889 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=0.4172&lon=116.0339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG12WA037
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85957/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG12WA037

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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