Banda Aceh - Lhokseumawe

On July 21, 2005 at 11:38 AM, Banda Aceh - Lhokseumawe experienced a crash involving Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN), operated by Indonesian Air Force - TNI-AU Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara, with the event recorded near Lhokseumawe-Malikussaleh Aceh.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

23 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 13.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Upon landing, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the left and came to rest, broken in two. Three passengers, two Lieutenant and one Major, were killed while 20 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. It was reported that one of the engine lost power at flare, causing the aircraft to land hard and to become uncontrollable.

Aircraft reference details include registration A-2301, MSN N016, year of manufacture 1991.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.1838°, 97.1474°.