Medan - Banda Aceh

On January 31, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Medan - Banda Aceh experienced a crash involving Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, operated by Pan Malaysian Air Transport, with the event recorded near Mt Kapur Aceh.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 14 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: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Medan to Banda Aceh, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to clouds. The crew informed ATC about his altitude at 8,500 feet when, three minutes later, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Kapur located about 130 km northwest of Medan. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9M-PID, MSN 1961, year of manufacture 1978.