Surabaya - Surabaya

On March 26, 2001 at 06:25 PM, Surabaya - Surabaya experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA, with the event recorded near Surabaya-Juanda East Java.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 human factor. The crew was completing a local training flight at Surabaya-Juanda Airport, consisting of touch-and-go manoeuvres. While approaching the airport to complete the eighth landing, at an altitude of 500 feet, the aircraft rolled to the left then stalled and crashed in a pond located 3 km short of runway, bursting into flames. All three pilots were killed. Both captains were operating on Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) and making a transition to Fokker F27.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-MFL, MSN 10609, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.3816°, 112.7509°.