Summary Under investigation Crew 7 Aircraft type Fokker Date 21 June 2012 Operator Indonesian Air Force Survivor 0 | Passengers 0 Survivors 0 Aircraft name F27 Injuries (nonfatal) 11 Total fatalities 11 (4 on the ground) Passenger count 0 | |
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A Fokker 27, owned by the Indonesian Air Force, crashed into a housing complex during approach into Jakarta on 21 June 2012. The aircraft was on a training flight on the day of the crash. Six of the seven crewmembers on board died immediately; the copilot succumbed to his injuries later, while four people on the ground were also killed, with 11 other people injured.
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Investigation
F-27 was on a training flight when it crashed while trying to land. Sitompul said the F-27 was on a training flight when it crashed. The aircraft was declared airworthy before training and skies were clear, he added. Officials previously said that the aircraft crew had been conducting a touch-and-go exercise before the crash. The aircraft was not equipped with flight data recording equipment, also known a black box. Earlier on Thursday, Yunus said the Fokker aircraft was on a routine training mission at the base before the incident.
Aircraft
The plane was built in 1958 and used by Air Force for the past several years. TNI has said that it is in the process of procuring CN-295s to replace its Fokker F-27s.