Medan - Meulobah

On October 3, 1995 at 08:00 AM, Medan - Meulobah experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter - SMAC, with the event recorded near Gunung Antara Aceh.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.1%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Thirty minutes into the flight from Medan to Meulaboh, the hydraulic pressure dropped and the crew decided to shut down the left engine and to feather its propeller. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude and because the aircraft became unstable, the crew also shut down the right engine and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a swampy area. A pilot was killed while 13 other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-ZAG, MSN 158/28N, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.7264°, 96.5919°.