Palembang – Jakarta

On January 2, 1990 at 01:40 PM, Palembang – Jakarta experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Pelita Air Service, with the event recorded near Banten Bay Banten.

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

16 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 56.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Palembang to Jakarta, while cruising at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the right engine failed. As the crew was unable to maintain the assigned altitude, luggages and cargos were jettisoned but the aircraft continued to descent. Eventually, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft that crashed in the Banten Bay, few km offshore. Seven people were rescued while nine others including both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-PCM, MSN 217/57N, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.9796°, 106.1772°.