Pilatus PC6-B2H4 PK-VVQ

Summary

On 25 April 2012 at about 09:29 local time, a Pilatus PC6-B2H4 registered PK-VVQ, operated by PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation (Susi Air), was involved in an accident near Muaritan, Indonesia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 2012 at 09:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Muaritan, Indonesia

Nearest airport

Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan (WALL)

Coordinates

0.4172, 116.0339

Aircraft

Pilatus PC6-B2H4

Registration

PK-VVQ

Category

Airplane

Operator

PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation (Susi Air)

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Balikpapan, → Balikpapan,

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ENG12WA037

2 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 April 25, 2012, at 09:29 UTC time, a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4, PK-VVQ, operated by Susi Air, impacted terrain near Muaritan after the pilot reported a fuel system problem.The accident is being investigated by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). The NTSB has appointed an accredited representative to assist the NTSC's investigation as the state of design of certain fuel system components. All inquiries should be directed to: National Transportation Safety Committee Ministry of Transportation Building 3rd Floor Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.5 Jakarta, Indonesia +62 21 3517606 www.dephub.go.id/knkt

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.