2009 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash

2009 Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 crash
A Fokker F-27 Troopship of the Indonesian Air Force, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
DateApril 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)
SummaryHit hangar on landing due to suspected lightning strike
SiteHusein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, Indonesia
6°54′15.76″S 107°34′56.94″E / 6.9043778°S 107.5824833°E / -6.9043778; 107.5824833
Aircraft
Aircraft typeFokker F27-400M Troopship
Operator Indonesian Air Force
RegistrationA-2703
Flight originBandung-Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO/WICC)
DestinationBandung-Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO/WICC)
Passengers18
Crew6
Fatalities24
Survivors0

On 6 April 2009, a Fokker F27-400M Troopship of the Indonesian Air Force crashed into a hangar at Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.[1] Witnesses stated that lightning struck the aircraft before the crash. The aircraft was carrying 18 passengers and 6 crew when it crashed. There were no survivors among the 24 people on board.

  1. ^ "Accident record". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 29 March 2015.