Aviastar Mandiri Flight 7503
| Aviastar Mandiri Flight 7503 | |
|---|---|
 An identical machine to the Aviastar Mandiri |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Wil be inspected |
| place |
Mount Latimojong , Indonesia
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| date | October 2nd, 2015 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| operator | Aviastar Mandiri |
| Mark | PK-BRM |
| Surname | MV7503 |
| Departure airport | Masamba Airport |
| Destination airport | Makassar Airport |
| Passengers | 8th |
| crew | 2 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
Aviastar Mandiri flight 7503 ( MV7503 for short ) was a scheduled domestic flight of the Indonesian airline Aviastar Mandiri from Masamba to Makassar , which crashed on October 2, 2015 during the flight on Mount Latimojong . There were eight passengers and two crew members on board the machine, none of whom survived the accident. The plane wreck was only found on October 5, 2015. After the accident of an ATR-42 on Trigana Air Service Flight 257, the accident was already the second fatal aircraft accident in Indonesia within two months.
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The plane took off from Masamba at 6:25 a.m. It was to choose an altitude of 8,000 feet for the flight and fly directly to Makassar. At 6:36 a.m., the aircraft reached an altitude of 8,000 feet. At a distance of about 110 kilometers, there was partial cloud formation around the mountains Mount Bajaja and Mount Latimojong. The two pilots discussed aborting the flight and landing in Barru, a town around 80 kilometers from the actual destination Makassar airport. They came to an agreement and changed course in the direction of Barru. A few seconds later, the pilot wanted to continue climbing with the plane. But now they noticed that the plane was already touching the treetops. A few seconds later, it crashed on the summit of Mount Latimojong and went up in flames. Nobody survived this disaster.
plane
The aircraft involved in the accident was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 with the registration number PK-BRM. It was built in 1981. At the time of the crash, the aircraft had already had 45,242 flight hours and 75,241 take-offs and landings. It was only sold to the airline Aviastar Mandiri in March 2015 . It was previously used by various other airlines. The aircraft had two engines made by Pratt & Whitney Canada of the type PT6A-27 .
Passengers & crew members
There were a total of 10 people on board the flight (4 adults, 1 child, 2 babies, as well as a company engineer from the airline and the two pilots).
See also
Web links
- Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Aviastar Mandiri: Lost airplane found in Indonesia - aeroTELEGRAPH. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. Retrieved March 19, 2016 .
- ^ Official interim report of the investigating authorities. (PDF) (No longer available online.) January 21, 2016, archived from the original on January 31, 2016 ; accessed on March 19, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
