8 fatalities

Dornier Do 24K crash near Kroya killing all eight crew members (M-409)

Kroya, IndonesiaFlight

On May 14, 1949, a North American B-25 Mitchell (registration M-409) operated by Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force - ML-KNIL was involved in an aviation accident near Kroya, Indonesia in flight. 8 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-08-05Data APIEditorial standards

A Dornier Do 24K aircraft crashed near Kroya under unknown circumstances, resulting in the deaths of all eight crew members on board.

What happened

An aircraft operated by the 18th Squadron met with a fatal accident in the vicinity of Kroya. The specific registration of the airframe is not provided in the available records. During this incident, the flight phase was not explicitly detailed in the source material, but the outcome was catastrophic for everyone on board.

The crash resulted in the loss of life for all personnel assigned to the aircraft. A total of eight crew members perished in the event. The specific circumstances leading to the impact remain unknown, as no definitive sequence of events or mechanical failures has been documented in the provided source text.

Findings

The available information does not specify any contributing factors or official conclusions regarding the cause of the accident. The record notes that the crash occurred in unknown circumstances. No further investigative details or probable cause determinations are included in the source material.