Jakarta - Padang - Medan - Kuala Lumpur

On November 10, 1971 at 12:00 AM, Jakarta - Padang - Medan - Kuala Lumpur experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA, with the event recorded near Padang West Sumatra.

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

69 people were known to be on board, 69 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 62, passenger fatalities: 62, other fatalities: 0.

The crew just started the descent to Padang-Tabing Airport when the airport went out of control and crashed into the Mentawai Strait. Dew debris were found three days later about 120 km south of Padang. All 69 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-MVS, MSN 448, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.9584°, 100.3963°.