Palangkaraya - Sampit

On October 25, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Palangkaraya - Sampit experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Trislander, operated by Bali International Air Service, with the event recorded near Sampit Central Kalimantan.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Upon arrival in Sampit, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the captain decided to initiate a go-around and to follow a holding circuit for weather improvement. The aircraft turned for about three hours over the area when it crashed in a mountainous area located few km from Sampit. All 17 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-KTC, MSN 1017, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -2.5390°, 112.9631°.