2016 Indonesian Police PZL M28 Skytruck crash

2016 Indonesian Police PZL M28 Skytruck crash
A PZL M28 Skytruck of Poland, similar to the crashed aircraft.
Accident
Date3 December 2016 (2016-12-03)
SummaryUnder investigation [needs update]
SiteNear Dabo Singkep, Lingga regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia
00°17′24″N 104°50′26″E / 0.29000°N 104.84056°E / 0.29000; 104.84056
Aircraft
Aircraft typePZL M28 Skytruck
OperatorIndonesian National Police
RegistrationP-4201
Flight originDepati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia
DestinationHang Nadim Airport, Batam, Indonesia
Occupants13
Passengers10
Crew3
Fatalities13
Survivors0

On 3 December 2016, a PZL M28 Skytruck of the Indonesian National Police disappeared above the South China Sea while approaching Hang Nadim Airport in Riau Islands. The aircraft was conducting a flight from Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang, the capital of Bangka Belitung province. The aircraft was carrying three pilots and ten passengers with no survivors on the aircraft.[1] A search and rescue team was assembled by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency with assistance from Singapore.

  1. ^ hermes (4 December 2016). "Indonesian police plane crashes with 15 on board". The Straits Times.

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