Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Jul 1, 1993 (41 killed), Sor...
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on July 1, 1993 near Sorong-Jefman, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia with 41 fatalities. Cause: Crew continued...
- Date: July 1, 1993
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Sorong-Jefman, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 41
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew continued the approach at insufficient altitude in poor visibility and struck high terrain short of the runway.
A Merpati Fokker F28 on flight MZ724 from Jakarta to Sorong was approaching Sorong-Jefman in heavy rain and poor visibility. The crew continued the approach too low, and the aircraft struck a promontory about 3,000 feet short of runway 22, lost its left main gear and came down in shallow water. Forty-one of the 43 people aboard were killed and two passengers were rescued.