Historical eventOctober 181992

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601

Merpati Nustantara Airlines Flight 5601 crashes into Mount Papandayan near the town of Garut in West Java, Indonesia, killing 31.

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When
Sunday, October 18 199234 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1992-10-18.

Place: Indonesia.

Type: aviation accident.

Deaths reported: 31. Casualties: 0.

Catalyst / how it started

Linked causes: controlled flight into terrain.

What happened

Response As Flight 5601 missed its scheduled time of arrival, it was declared as missing and a search and rescue mission was commenced. The crash site was eventually found on the next day in a forested area near Cipaganti, Garut. Nearby residents had reported of hearing the sound of a massive explosion at around 14:00 local time on the day of the accident, however no one knew that it had been caused by a crashing aircraft. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601 (MNA5601/MZ5601) was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Semarang to Bandung, Indonesia. On 18 October 1992, the two-year-old CASA/IPTN CN-235-10 was on approach to Bandung when it crashed into Mount Puntang, near Mount Papandayan, West Java, Indonesia at 1:30 pm in bad weather. The aircraft exploded on impact, killing all twenty-seven passengers and four crew on board.

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October 18 1992 — 34 years ago, on a Sunday.

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