Avro 748 crash, Jul 11, 1996, Ambon-Pattimura
Avro 748 accident on July 11, 1996 near Ambon-Pattimura, Maluku, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure just before Vr. The captain...
- Date: July 11, 1996
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Ambon-Pattimura, Maluku, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure just before Vr. The captain rejected the takeoff but could not stop on the wet runway within the remaining distance.
An Avro 748 operated by Bouraq Indonesia Airlines lost an engine just before rotation at Ambon-Pattimura. The captain rejected the takeoff, but the wet runway did not allow the aircraft to stop, and it overran about 180 metres onto a dyke. All 48 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.