Piper PA31 PK-IWH

Summary

On 24 August 2012 at about 05:51 local time, a Piper PA31 registered PK-IWH, operated by PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service, was involved in an accident near Bontang, Indonesia, Indonesia. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 August 2012 at 05:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Bontang, Indonesia, Indonesia

Coordinates

0.2094, 117.2825

Aircraft

Piper PA31

Registration

PK-IWH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR12WA374

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 24, 2012, at 0551 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-31-350, PK-IWH, operated by PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service under the pertinent civil regulations of Indonesia, collided with Mt. Tundung Mayang, near Bontang, Indonesia, at an elevation of 1,300 feet. The pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Indonesia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Indonesia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: National Transportation Safety Committee Ministry of Transportation Building 3rd Floor JI. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 5 Jakarta – Indonesia Tel: +62 21 3517606 Fax: +62 21 3517606 Email: www.dephub.go.id/knkt

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.