Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Jan 30, 1991 (1 killed), Gorontalo
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on January 30, 1991 near Gorontalo, Gorontalo Province, Indonesia with 1 fatality. Cause: The crew began the approach...
- Date: January 30, 1991
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Gorontalo, Gorontalo Province, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew began the approach prematurely for undetermined reasons, descending below minimum safe altitude in poor visibility and striking the mountain. The lack of visibility was a contributing factor.
A Merpati Nusantara Casa 212 on flight MZ540 from Manado to Gorontalo, Sulawesi, struck a mountain slope about 59 km short of the airport while approaching in thunderstorms and heavy rain. The wreckage was found roughly 30 m below the summit of a 1,500 m mountain. One elderly passenger died and the remaining occupants were rescued.