Kalijati - Bandung

On a flight from Kalijati to Bandung, the crew got lost after the weather conditions deteriorated. The engine failed following a fuel exhaustion, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed onto a house and was destroyed. Both pilots were injured.

Flight / Schedule

Kalijati - Bandung

Registration

H-111

Date

October 30, 1922 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Tasikmalaya West Java

Region

Asia • Indonesia

Coordinates

-7.3265°, 108.2259°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On October 30, 1922 at 12:00 AM, Kalijati - Bandung experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.9, operated by Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL, with the event recorded near Tasikmalaya West Java.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On a flight from Kalijati to Bandung, the crew got lost after the weather conditions deteriorated. The engine failed following a fuel exhaustion, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed onto a house and was destroyed. Both pilots were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration H-111.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.3265°, 108.2259°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

On a flight from Kalijati to Bandung, the crew got lost after the weather conditions deteriorated. The engine failed following a fuel exhaustion, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed onto a house and was destroyed. Both pilots were injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Kalijati - Bandung

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Indonesia

Aircraft Details

Registration

H-111