Mangole - Manado

On October 3, 1986 at 12:00 AM, Mangole - Manado experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Eastindo - East Indonesia Air Taxi %26 Charter Service, with the event recorded near Manado North Sulawesi.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Manado-Sam Ratulangi Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Takawirang located few km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 13 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-ESC, MSN 1923, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 1.4698°, 124.8767°.