This article appears to contradict itself on whether the aircraft was struck by lightning.(February 2024) |
Accident | |
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Date | April 6, 2009 |
Summary | Hit hangar on landing due to suspected lightning strike |
Site | Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, Indonesia 6°54′15.76″S 107°34′56.94″E / 6.9043778°S 107.5824833°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fokker F27-400M Troopship |
Operator | Indonesian Air Force |
Registration | A-2703 |
Flight origin | Bandung-Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO/WICC) |
Destination | Bandung-Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO/WICC) |
Passengers | 18 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 24 |
Survivors | 0 |
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.