Kalijati - Bandung

While descending to Bandung, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located in Lembang, north of Bandung. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Flight / Schedule

Kalijati - Bandung

Registration

H-115

Date

September 30, 1931 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Lembang West Java

Region

Asia • Indonesia

Coordinates

-6.8135°, 107.6214°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On September 30, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Kalijati - Bandung experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL, with the event recorded near Lembang West Java.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Bandung, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located in Lembang, north of Bandung. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration H-115.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.8135°, 107.6214°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While descending to Bandung, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located in Lembang, north of Bandung. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Kalijati - Bandung

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Indonesia

Aircraft Details

Registration

H-115