Mandala Airlines Flight 660

1992 aviation accident

Mandala Airlines Flight 660
Accident
The aircraft involved in the accident could be seen behind the plane in the foreground while still in operation with Trans Australia Airlines
Date	24 July 1992 (1992-07-24)
Summary	Microburst-induced wind shear, controlled flight into terrain by pilot error
Site	Mt. Lalaboy, Indonesia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Vickers Viscount 816
Aircraft name	Nias
Operator	Mandala Airlines
IATA flight No.	RI660
ICAO flight No.	MDL660
Call sign	MANDALA 660
Registration	PK-RVU
Flight origin	Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, Makassar, Indonesia
Destination	Pattimura Airport, Ambon, Indonesia
Occupants	70
Passengers	63
Crew	7
Fatalities	70
Survivors	0

Mandala Airlines Flight 660 was a scheduled passenger flight on 24 July 1992 which crashed in Indonesia into a mountain on Ambon Island as it attempted to land at Pattimura Airport in poor weather conditions.

On approach to Pattimura, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt. Lalaboy about 14 km southwest of Runway 04 while trying to land in heavy rain, at around 16:30 local time. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and there were no survivors.

The cause was attributed to pilot error after the aircraft was approaching at an insufficient altitude, possibly caused by windshears. It was possible that the pilots were following instruments that may have given false readings or had malfunctioned.

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Vickers Viscount 816 serial number 434, which first flew on 8 June 1959. It was delivered on 17 June 1959 to Trans Australia Airlines as VH-TVQ and named McDouall Stuart which operate until 1970. It later leased to Far Eastern Air Transport and Merpati Nusantara Airlines. By 1987, it had been bought by Mandala Airlines and was registered PK-RVU and name Nias.

References

"AirDisaster.Com " Accident Database " Accident Synopsis " 07241992". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
"Crash of a Vickers 816 Viscount in Ambon: 70 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Roach/Eastwood 1990, p. 396

External links

Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in Indonesia before 2000
1940s	Qantas Short Empire shootdown (January 1942)* RAAF Douglas C-47 disappearance (December 1945)* Yogyakarta Dakota incident (July 1947)*
1950s	Air India Flight 300 (April 1955) KLM Flight 844 (July 1957)*
1960s	Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 424 (January 1961) Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 542 (February 1961) Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 708 (February 1967)
1970s	Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount crash (November 1971) Pan Am Flight 812 (April 1974) Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 150 (September 1975) Garuda Fokker F28 crash (July 1979)
1980s	Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206 (March 1981) Garuda Fokker F28 crash (March 1982) British Airways Flight 009 (June 1982) Garuda Indonesia Flight 035 (April 1987)
1990s	Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash (October 1991) Mandala Airlines Flight 660 (July 1992) Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601 (October 1992) Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724 (July 1993) Dirgantara Air Service Flight 5940 (December 1996) Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 (April 1997) Sempati Air Flight 304 (July 1997) Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 (September 1997) SilkAir Flight 185 (December 1997)
"*" denotes an incident that took place in either the Dutch East Indies or Netherlands New Guinea 1940–1999 ► 2000–2009

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992 (1992)
Jan 3 CommutAir Flight 4821Jan 7 ECMM helicopter downingJan 20 Air Inter Flight 148Jan 28 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdownFeb 14 Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386Feb 15 Air Transport International Flight 805Mar 22 USAir Flight 405Mar 31 Trans-Air Service Flight 671Jun 6 Copa Airlines Flight 201Jun 7 American Eagle Flight 5456Jun 8 GP Express Airlines Flight 861Jul 20 Tbilisi Tupolev Tu-154 crashJul 24 Mandala Airlines Flight 660Jul 30 TWA Flight 843Jul 31 Thai Airways International Flight 311Jul 31 China General Aviation Flight 7552Aug 27 Aeroflot Flight 2808Sep 4 Vietnam Airlines Flight 850Sep 26 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crashSep 28 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268Oct 4 El Al Flight 1862Oct 18 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601Nov 14 Vietnam Airlines Flight 474Nov 24 China Southern Airlines Flight 3943Dec 21 Martinair Flight 495Dec 22 Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103
1991 ◄ ► 1993

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992 (1992)

Jan 3 CommutAir Flight 4821Jan 7 ECMM helicopter downingJan 20 Air Inter Flight 148Jan 28 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdownFeb 14 Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386Feb 15 Air Transport International Flight 805Mar 22 USAir Flight 405Mar 31 Trans-Air Service Flight 671Jun 6 Copa Airlines Flight 201Jun 7 American Eagle Flight 5456Jun 8 GP Express Airlines Flight 861Jul 20 Tbilisi Tupolev Tu-154 crashJul 24 Mandala Airlines Flight 660Jul 30 TWA Flight 843Jul 31 Thai Airways International Flight 311Jul 31 China General Aviation Flight 7552Aug 27 Aeroflot Flight 2808Sep 4 Vietnam Airlines Flight 850Sep 26 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crashSep 28 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268Oct 4 El Al Flight 1862Oct 18 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601Nov 14 Vietnam Airlines Flight 474Nov 24 China Southern Airlines Flight 3943Dec 21 Martinair Flight 495Dec 22 Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103

1991 ◄ ► 1993

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