# NTSB WPR12WA374: Piper PA31, Bontang, Indonesia, Indonesia, August 24, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 24, 2012, 05:51 local (05:51 UTC)
- Place: Bontang, Indonesia, Indonesia
- Coordinates: 0.209444, 117.282501 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=0.2094&lon=117.2825&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12WA374
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84844/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12WA374

## Factual narrative

On August 24, 2012, at 0551 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-31-350, PK-IWH, operated by PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service under the pertinent civil regulations of Indonesia, collided with Mt. Tundung Mayang, near Bontang, Indonesia, at an elevation of 1,300 feet. The pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Indonesia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Indonesia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: National Transportation Safety Committee Ministry of Transportation Building 3rd Floor JI. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 5 Jakarta – Indonesia Tel: +62 21 3517606 Fax: +62 21 3517606 Email: www.dephub.go.id/knkt

## Aircraft

- Registration: PK-IWH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31 (350)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-785206
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO540 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service
- Registered owner: PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service
- Flight plan: Unknown

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