Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jul 17, 1997 (28 killed), Ba...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on July 17, 1997 near Bandung-Sulaiman AFB, West Java, Indonesia with 28 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure shortly...
- Date: July 17, 1997
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Bandung-Sulaiman AFB, West Java, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine failure shortly after takeoff; the crew could not keep a safe altitude on the emergency approach, reportedly after an incorrectly flown go-around.
A Fokker F27 operated on a Trigana Air Service lease flew scheduled flight TGN304 from Bandung to Jakarta. Soon after takeoff the left engine lost power and the crew turned back toward Sulaiman air base, but on final approach the aircraft struck roofs and crashed in a built-up area. Of 50 people on board, 28 died, including all five crew, and 20 were rescued.