Kalijati - Kalijati

The crew was completing a local training flight at Kalijati Airport. While passing over the airfield at an insufficient altitude, the airplane impacted the roof of a hangar and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and the pilo died from his injuries few hours later.

Flight / Schedule

Kalijati - Kalijati

Aircraft

Avro 504

Registration

A-26

Date

February 8, 1921 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Kalijati West Java

Region

Asia • Indonesia

Coordinates

-6.5239°, 107.6735°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On February 8, 1921 at 12:00 AM, Kalijati - Kalijati experienced a crash involving Avro 504, operated by Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL, with the event recorded near Kalijati West Java.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, 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 Kalijati Airport. While passing over the airfield at an insufficient altitude, the airplane impacted the roof of a hangar and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and the pilo died from his injuries few hours later.

Aircraft reference details include registration A-26.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.5239°, 107.6735°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training flight at Kalijati Airport. While passing over the airfield at an insufficient altitude, the airplane impacted the roof of a hangar and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and the pilo died from his injuries few hours later.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

50.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Kalijati - Kalijati

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • Indonesia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Avro 504

Registration

A-26