Fletcher FU-24 crash, Dec 31, 2009 (2 killed), Ketapang
Fletcher FU-24 accident on December 31, 2009 near Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The investigation found the engine was...
- Date: December 31, 2009
- Aircraft: Fletcher FU-24
- Location: Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The investigation found the engine was not producing power at impact, and a corroded booster fuel pump pointed to contaminated fuel.
A Fletcher FU-24 on a ferry flight from Pekanbaru to Tangar, with an overnight stop at Ketapang, struck the roof of a hospital shortly after takeoff and broke up on the parking area below. Both occupants, the pilot and the maintenance engineer, were killed.