Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, May 15, 1998, Kendari
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on May 15, 1998 near Kendari, South Sulawesi, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; the rejected takeoff...
- Date: May 15, 1998
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Kendari, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined; the rejected takeoff followed a cargo door warning light, and the overrun followed the emergency stop.
A Merpati Fokker F28 flight MZ715 was rejected during takeoff at Kendari after a cargo door warning light came on at Vr. The captain braked hard, but the jet could not stop on the remaining runway, overran, and lost its undercarriage. All 64 occupants escaped without injury, and the aircraft was written off.