Manado - Gorontalo
Flight / Schedule
Manado - Gorontalo
Aircraft
Casa 212 AviocarRegistration
PK-NCY
MSN
258/78N
Year of Manufacture
1985
Operator
Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNADate
January 30, 1991 at 01:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Gorontalo North Sulawesi
Region
Asia • Indonesia
Coordinates
1.4886°, 124.8395°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 30, 1991 at 01:00 PM, Manado - Gorontalo experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA, with the event recorded near Gorontalo North Sulawesi.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
21 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 4.8%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport was initiated in thunderstorm activity with heavy rain falls. Too low, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (1,500 meters high) located about 59 km from the airport. The wreckage was found about 30 meters below the summit. A passenger aged 80 died while all other occupants were rescued.
Aircraft reference details include registration PK-NCY, MSN 258/78N, year of manufacture 1985.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 1.4886°, 124.8395°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
0
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
The approach to Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport was initiated in thunderstorm activity with heavy rain falls. Too low, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (1,500 meters high) located about 59 km from the airport. The wreckage was found about 30 meters below the summit. A passenger aged 80 died while all other occupants were rescued.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
18
Estimated Survivors
20
Fatality Rate
4.8%
Known people on board: 21
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Manado - Gorontalo
Operator
Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNAFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Indonesia
Aircraft Details
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