Desa Lereh - Desa Lereh

On December 11, 2007 at 09:30 AM, Desa Lereh - Desa Lereh experienced a crash involving Fletcher FU-24, operated by Sinarmas, with the event recorded near Desa Lereh Special Region of Papua.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a spraying mission on a palm tree plantation located in the region of Desa Lereh, Papua. After he completed 10 sorties, the pilot returned to Desa Lereh Aerodrome where the aircraft was filled with 1,300 kilos of fertilizers. After takeoff, the pilot made a turn to the left when the left wing impacted trees and the aircraft crashed 4 km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-PNB, MSN 248, year of manufacture 1978.