Quest Kodiak 100 crash, Apr 9, 2014 (2 killed), Doyo Baru
Quest Kodiak 100 accident on April 9, 2014 near Doyo Baru, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSC: The failure to become...
- Date: April 9, 2014
- Aircraft: Quest Kodiak 100
- Location: Doyo Baru, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSC: The failure to become airborne was due to the aircraft not being in the correct takeoff configuration, with flaps at about 6 degrees instead of the required 20 degrees. The actions to recover by selecting emergency power and flap were not proper for that condition.
A Quest Kodiak 100 (PK SDF) operated by PT Adventist Aviation Indonesia on a charter flight from Doyo Baru to Ninia failed to become airborne at Doyo Baru Airstrip on 9 April 2014 and struck a bridge at the end of the runway. The pilot and one passenger were killed, five others were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. The National Transportation Safety Committee found that the aircraft was not in the correct takeoff configuration.