Mandala Airlines Flight 660

Mandala Airlines Flight 660
The aircraft involved in the accident could be seen behind the plane in the foreground while still in operation with Trans Australia Airlines
Accident
Date24 July 1992
SummaryMicroburst-induced wind shear, pilot error
SiteMt. Lalaboy, Indonesia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeVickers Viscount 816
Aircraft nameNias
OperatorMandala Airlines
RegistrationPK-RVU
Flight originSultan Hasanuddin International Airport, Makassar, Indonesia
DestinationPattimura Airport, Ambon, Indonesia
Passengers63
Crew7
Fatalities70
Survivors0

Mandala Airlines Flight 660 was a scheduled passenger flight on 24 July 1992 which crashed in Indonesia into a mountain on Ambon Island as it attempted to land at Pattimura Airport in a heavy thunderstorm. Pilot error and windshear were blamed for the crash.

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Vickers Viscount 816 serial number 434, which first flew on 8 June 1959. It was delivered on 17 June 1959 to Trans Australia Airlines as VH-TVQ and named McDouall Stuart. By 1974 it had been bought by Mandala Airlines with the registration PK-RVU and name Nias.


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