| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 19, 1997 |
| Time: | 0739 |
| Location: | Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia |
| Operator: | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Flight #: | 106 |
| Route: | Jakarta - Tanjung Pandan |
| AC Type: | British Aerospace ATP |
| Registration: | PK-MTX |
| cn / ln: | 2048 |
| Aboard: | 53 (passengers:48 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 15 (passengers:11 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | During the final stage of a visual approach, one of the aircraft's engines failed. The crew failed to correctly identify the problem and because of the flight regime, the propeller did not autofeather. The approach was continued, however, as the aircraft descended through about 2,000ft., power was applied at the start of a go-around. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed. |
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