Berlin - Sydney
Flight / Schedule
Berlin - Sydney
Aircraft
PZL-Mielec AN-2Registration
HA-MEV
MSN
1G194-29
Year of Manufacture
1981
Date
September 21, 1991 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Bayan (Lombok) West Nusa Tenggara
Region
Asia • Indonesia
Coordinates
-8.2620°, 116.4258°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 21, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Berlin - Sydney experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Air Service Hungary - Repülögépes Szolgalat Allami Vallat, with the event recorded near Bayan (Lombok) West Nusa Tenggara.
The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft departed Berlin on July 26, taking part to an international Rally to Sydney, Australia. Already 40 en route stops were completed and few minutes after his departure from Bima Airstrip, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed near Bayan, Lombok. All seven occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration HA-MEV, MSN 1G194-29, year of manufacture 1981.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -8.2620°, 116.4258°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The single engine aircraft departed Berlin on July 26, taking part to an international Rally to Sydney, Australia. Already 40 en route stops were completed and few minutes after his departure from Bima Airstrip, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed near Bayan, Lombok. All seven occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
7
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Berlin - Sydney
Flight Type
Private
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Indonesia
Aircraft Details
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