No fatalities

1980-10-13: Fokker F27 Friendship (PK-PFC) — Pelita Air Service — Misool Island, Indonesia

Misool Island, IndonesiaFlight

On October 13, 1980, a Fokker F27 Friendship (registration PK-PFC) operated by Pelita Air Service was involved in an aviation accident near Misool Island, Indonesia in flight. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The aircraft ran out of fuel during the cargo mission. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 5 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A cargo flight ended in an emergency landing in a jungle on Misool Island after the aircraft ran out of fuel.

What happened

During a scheduled cargo operation, the aircraft experienced a total loss of fuel while in transit. As the engines ceased functioning due to lack of propellant, the crew was forced to perform an emergency descent into a densely forested area on Misool Island.

Following the impact within the jungle, search and rescue operations were initiated. All four members of the flight crew were successfully located and rescued from the site without life-threatening injuries. While the personnel survived the incident, the aircraft sustained damage that rendered it a total loss.

Findings

Investigations into the incident concluded that the primary reason for the emergency landing was fuel exhaustion during the course of the flight.

Probable cause

The aircraft ran out of fuel during the cargo mission.