Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Jun 5, 2006, Banda Neira
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on June 5, 2006 near Banda Neira, Maluku, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The aircraft slid and left the...
- Date: June 5, 2006
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Banda Neira, Maluku, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The aircraft slid and left the wet runway in heavy rain; no official investigation report was found.
A Merpati Nusantara Casa 212 Aviocar on a scheduled Ambon to Bandanaira service landed on a wet runway at Banda Neira on 5 June 2006 in heavy rain. The aircraft slid, veered off the right side of the runway, and its undercarriage collapsed on soft ground, breaking the airframe in two. All 18 occupants escaped with minor injuries.