Accidents and Incidents
- On 10 November 1971, Vickers Viscount PK-MVS crashed into the sea 75 miles (121 km) off Sumatra killing all 69 people on board.
- On 5 April 1972, a Vickers Viscount of Merpati Nusantara Airlines was the subject of an attempted hijacking. The hijacker was killed.
- On 7 February 1977, Douglas C-47A PK-NDH was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Tanjung Santan Airport.
- On 5 October 1978, Douglas C-47A PK-NDI caught fire whilst parked at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali and was destroyed.
- On 30 November 1994 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 422 a Fokker F28 overran the runway at Achmad Yani International Airport with no casualties among the 85 on board
- On 2 August 2009, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed in Indonesia about 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Oksibil. All 16 people on board were killed.
- On 3 December 2009, Fokker 100 PK-MJD made an emergency landing at El Tari Airport, Kupang when the left main gear failed to extend. There were no injuries among the passengers and crew.
- On 12 April 2010, Merpati 737-300 overshot the runway at Manokwari Airport in West Papua by 200 meters before coming to a stop in a river bed, 20 persons injured.
- On 7 May 2011, a Xian MA60 plane, registration PK-MZK, operating on the Sorong-Kaimana route, crashed in the sea killing all 27 on board.
- On 3 December 2011, a CASA C-212 Aviocar passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Larat-Watidar Airport, Indonesia. There were three crew members and 19 passengers on board. Two passenger suffered minor injuries.
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Famous quotes containing the words accidents and/or incidents:
“Depression moods lead, almost invariably, to accidents. But, when they occur, our mood changes again, since the accident shows we can draw the world in our wake, and that we still retain some degree of power even when our spirits are low. A series of accidents creates a positively light-hearted state, out of consideration for this strange power.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)
“An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)