Yogyakarta – Serang – Bandar Lampung – Bukittinggi

On October 1, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Yogyakarta – Serang – Bandar Lampung – Bukittinggi experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Indonesian Air Force - TNI-AU Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara, with the event recorded near Bandar Lampung Lampung.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

Few minutes after takeoff from Bandar Lampung-Branti Airport, the aircraft crashed into a mountainous area. As the airplane failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. On April 7, 1978, a farmer found the wreckage in a wooded area located on Mt Punggur, about 26 km north of Branti Airport. The aircraft was performing a flight from Yogyakarta to Bukittinggi with intermediate stops in Goda AFB located in Serang and Bandar Lampung. Crew: Bobby Freeberg, pilot, Bambang Saptoadji, copilot, Mr. Santoso, copilot, Mr. Sumadi, flight engineer, Mr. Suryatman, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration RI-002, MSN 20578, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -5.5028°, 105.3335°.