Singapore - Pekanbaru

On April 28, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Singapore - Pekanbaru experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Airfast Indonesia, with the event recorded near Pekanbaru-Sultan Syarif Kasim II-Simpang Tiga Riau.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 82.4%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was completing a charter flight from Singapore to Pekanbaru, carrying four crew members and 13 employees from the Hudbay Oil Company. On final approach, the right engine failed. The airplane lost power and crashed about 2 km short of runway threshold. Three passengers were seriously injured while 14 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-OBK, MSN 12209, year of manufacture 1943.