Jakarta - Surabaya - Ujung Pandang - Ambon - Sorong

On July 1, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Jakarta - Surabaya - Ujung Pandang - Ambon - Sorong experienced a crash involving Fokker F28 Fellowship, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA, with the event recorded near Sorong-Jefman Special Region of West Papua.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

43 people were known to be on board, 41 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 95.3%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 39, passenger fatalities: 37, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Ambon, the crew was cleared to descend to Sorong-Jefman Airport. On final, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to heavy rain falls and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. On short final, the aircraft struck a promontory located 3,000 feet short of runway 22. Upon impact, the left main gear was torn off and the aircraft crashed in shallow water. Two passengers were rescued while 41 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-GFU, MSN 11131, year of manufacture 1978.