Surabaya - Surabaya

The crew was completing a local training flight out from Surabaya Airfield. While completing a turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea. Both occupants were rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Flight / Schedule

Surabaya - Surabaya

Aircraft

Fairey III

Registration

F-2

MSN

F.774

Year of Manufacture

1926

Date

October 29, 1929 at 10:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Surabaya East Java

Region

Asia • Indonesia

Coordinates

-7.2194°, 112.7273°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On October 29, 1929 at 10:00 AM, Surabaya - Surabaya experienced a crash involving Fairey III, operated by Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst, with the event recorded near Surabaya East Java.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training flight out from Surabaya Airfield. While completing a turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea. Both occupants were rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-2, MSN F.774, year of manufacture 1926.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.2194°, 112.7273°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training flight out from Surabaya Airfield. While completing a turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea. Both occupants were rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Surabaya - Surabaya

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Asia • Indonesia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Fairey III

Registration

F-2

MSN

F.774

Year of Manufacture

1926