Batavia – Denpasar – Kupang – Darwin – Sydney

On January 22, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Batavia – Denpasar – Kupang – Darwin – Sydney experienced a crash involving Lockheed 14 Super Electra, operated by KNILM - Koninklijke Nederlandse Indies Luchtvaart Maatschappij, with the event recorded near Denpasar-I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 88.9%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after take off from Denpasar Airport, while climbing to a height of some 100 meters, the captain attempted a turn to the left when he lost control of the aircraft that plunged into the sea, close to the beach. While the engineer was seriously injured, all eight other occupants were killed. The aircraft was completely wrecked while hitting the water surface. Crew: J. J. Schott, pilot, † D. H. Janzee, copilot, † Mr. Van't Riet, engineer, Mr. Van Ende, radio operator. † Passengers: Mr. Harper, † Mr. Johnston, † Mr. Kanji, † Mr. Learayd, † Mr. Mijnlief. †

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-AFO, MSN 1415, year of manufacture 1938.