PK-ZAL

The twin engine aircraft departed Banda Aceh-Blang Bintang Airport on a charter flight with three passengers and one pilot on board. The last radio contact was recorded about 35 minutes into the flight when the airplane was lost without trace. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft and its four occupants.

Flight / Schedule

PK-ZAL

Registration

PK-ZAL

MSN

780

Year of Manufacture

1975

Date

August 10, 1984 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Banda Aceh Aceh

Region

Asia • Indonesia

Coordinates

5.5528°, 95.3001°

Narrative Report

On August 10, 1984 at 12:00 AM, PK-ZAL experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter - SMAC, with the event recorded near Banda Aceh Aceh.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Banda Aceh-Blang Bintang Airport on a charter flight with three passengers and one pilot on board. The last radio contact was recorded about 35 minutes into the flight when the airplane was lost without trace. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft and its four occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-ZAL, MSN 780, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.5528°, 95.3001°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

1

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

The twin engine aircraft departed Banda Aceh-Blang Bintang Airport on a charter flight with three passengers and one pilot on board. The last radio contact was recorded about 35 minutes into the flight when the airplane was lost without trace. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft and its four occupants.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Indonesia

Aircraft Details

Registration

PK-ZAL

MSN

780

Year of Manufacture

1975