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1997 aviation accident
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
An ATP similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
19 April 1997
Summary
Loss of control
Site
Buluh Tumbang Airport, Indonesia
Aircraft
Aircraft type
British Aerospace ATP
Aircraft name
Sangeang
Operator
Merpati Nusantara Airlines
IATA flight No.
MZ106
ICAO flight No.
MNA106
Call sign
MERPATI 106
Registration
PK-MTX
Flight origin
Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta
Destination
Buluh Tumbang Airport, Tanjung Pandan
Occupants
53
Passengers
48
Crew
5
Fatalities
15
Survivors
38
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 crashed on 19 April 1997, taking the lives of 11 of the 48 passengers and four of the five crew. The plane crashed during landing after a failed go-around in bad weather. This was the first hull loss of a British Aerospace ATP.[1]
^Accident description for PK-MTX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 March 201-03-11.
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