Singapore - Pontianak

On June 25, 1992 at 12:00 AM, Singapore - Pontianak experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Dirgantara Air Service, with the event recorded near Batu Islands Riau Islands.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The twin engine aircraft departed Singapore-Seletar Airport on a cargo flight to Pontianak, carrying three crew members and a load consisting of engine spare parts. About 65 minutes into the flight, the captain informed ATC about the failure of the right engine. The aircraft then descended with a rate of 200 feet per minute until the altitude of 3,500 feet when the last radio contact was recorded. The airplane crashed in the sea about 128 km west of Pontianak, in the region of Batu Islands. Few debris were found floating on water but no trace of the three occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-VSM, MSN 116/17N, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 0.8872°, 103.7944°.