- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 17, 1997 |
Time: | 1156 |
Location: | Bandung, Indonesia |
Operator: | Sempati Air |
Flight #: | 304 |
Route: | Bangdung - Jakarta |
AC Type: | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 |
Registration: | PK-YPM |
cn / ln: | 10415 |
Aboard: | 50 (passengers:45 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 30 (passengers:25 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft developed engine trouble (left engine caught on fire) shortly after taking off. While attempting to make an emergency landing at Sulaiman AFB, the plane clipped roof tops of a housing project and crashed into a nearby field. |
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