 The wreckage of flight 823 at the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 September 2011 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to loss of situational awareness |
| Site | 16 nm south east of Kutacane, Indonesia 03°24′00″N 098°01′00″E / 3.40000°N 98.01667°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | CASA C-212-200 Aviocar |
| Operator | Nusantara Buana Air |
| Registration | PK-TLF |
| Flight origin | Polonia International Airport, Medan, Indonesia |
| Destination | Alas Leuser Airport, Kutacane, Indonesia |
| Occupants | 18 |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 18 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823 was a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a CASA C-212 Aviocar from Medan to Kutacane, Indonesia, that on 29 September 2011 crashed in the jungle, killing all eighteen people on board.[1][2]
The following investigation by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee found that at the time of the accident the aircraft was flying in cloud, and the crew lost visual contact with the ground. The accident was classified as a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- ^ "Small Plane Crashes in Indonesia, 18 Killed". International Business Times. 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.