VHREZ (C182) — routes, history & safety record

Register facts: CASA Register of Civil Aircraft (open data, file dated October 1, 2026).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1957 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried VHREZ.

March 12, 1947Accident
The airplane was completing a flight from Batavia to Bandung, carrying 24 passengers and a crew of two. While descending to Bandung Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with clouds and rain falls. In poor visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Burangrang. The wreckage was found 23 days later and all 26 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the aircraft drifted off the airway due to strong east winds, resulting in a controlled
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 26 fatalities
It was determined that the aircraft drifted off the airway due to strong east winds, resulting in a controlled flight into terrain. Full accident record