IPTN-made CASA aircraft<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
A number of air crashes involving CASA NC-212 aircraft made by
\nNusantara Aircraft-Manufacturing Industry (IPTN) have occurred,
\nkilling passengers and crew members, generally because of the
\nfailure of the aircraft to maintain their height following the
\nbreaking down of one of the engines.<\/p>\n
A CASA NC-212 (SMAC), during a flight from Palembang to
\nJakarta, had to ditch somewhere in the Jakarta Bay because of the
\nfailure of one of its engines. A number of passengers and the
\npilot lost their lives in the accident.<\/p>\n
Then the same accident befell another CASA NC-212 (SMAC) when
\nflying from Tapaktuan to Medan, killing the pilot, Capt. Rudolf
\nHutapea, one of my colleagues. During a Singapore-Pontianak
\nflight yet another aircraft of the same type also had to ditch in
\nthe sea. The aircraft and crew are still missing.<\/p>\n
In an air-crash in Banjarmasin, which involved a CASA NC-212
\nbelonging to DAS, everybody on board was killed. In Ambon, the
\nsame aircraft belonging to MNA crash-landed, killing all three
\npeople on board. Fortunately, a recent accident befalling another
\nDAS-owned CASA NC-212 in rural Kalimantan claimed no victims.<\/p>\n
The latest air-crash occurred in Irian Jaya, killing all on
\nboard. This accident may have been caused by the failure of one
\nof the engines causing the aircraft to lose altitude and crash
\ninto the Jayawijaya mountain range.<\/p>\n
A conclusion that can be made from these air-crashes is that
\nCASA NC-212 cannot fly well if one of the engines fails to
\nfunction. The ministry of transportation must critically review
\nthe use of this aircraft for passenger transportation to avoid
\nmore people from being killed in plane crashes.<\/p>\n
DJAUHARI<\/p>\n
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