Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 · Indonesia
On May 7, 2011, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 (Indonesia). 25 people died.
- Date
- May 7, 2011
- Place
- Indonesia
- Operator
- Merpati Nusantara Airlines
- Killed
- 25
- Position
- 3.631°S, 133.697°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q2523832
From Wikipedia
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 (MZ8968/MNA8968) was a passenger flight which crashed off the coast of the Indonesian province of West Papua on 7 May 2011. The aircraft involved, a Xian MA60, was operating Merpati Nusantara Airlines' scheduled domestic service from Sorong to Kaimana, both in West Papua. It crashed into the sea while on approach to Kaimana in heavy rain condition, about 800 metres (2,600 ft) before the runway. All 25 people on board the aircraft were killed. It remains the only fatal accident involving a Xian MA60.
The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee concluded that the crash was caused by pilot error. During the approach, both pilots were struggling to see the airport due to adverse weather in the area and eventually initiated a go around procedure. However, they did not pay enough attention to the bank angle of the aircraft as both of them were looking out of the window. The lack of situational awareness eventually caused the Xian MA60 to overbank and it subsequently plunged into the sea.
Text from Wikipedia, “Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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