Merpati Nusantara Airlines — safety analytics

Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1971–2013.

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48Total events
14Fatal accidents
5Hull losses
137Total fatalities
1971–2013Data span

Merpati Nusantara Airlines fatal accidents

  1. 7 May 2011 · Kaimana bay about 1.5 km South of Kaimana Airport (WASK), Papua, Indonesia · Xi 'An MA60 · 25 killed
  2. 2 Aug 2009 · Enroute Sentani to Oksibil, Papua, Indonesia · DHC 6-300 · 15 killed
  3. 26 Mar 2001 · 3 km N of Surabaya-Juanda Airport (SUB) · Fokker F-27 Friendship 500F · 3 killed
  4. 9 Jul 1997 · Ambon-Pattimura Airport (AMQ) · CASA/Nurtanio NC-212-AB4 Aviocar 200 · 3 killed
  5. 19 Apr 1997 · 1,5 km S of Tanjung Pandan-Bulutumbang Airport (TJQ) · British Aerospace ATP · 15 killed
  6. 17 Jul 1995 · Bintuni Airport (NTI) · de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 · 1 killed
  7. 10 Jan 1995 · Molo Strait · de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 · 14 killed
  8. 1 Jul 1993 · ca 0,9 km NE of Sorong-Jefman Airport (SOQ) · Fokker F-28 Fellowship 3000 · 41 killed
  9. 16 Jun 1993 · Nabire Airport (NBX) · de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 · 1 killed
  10. 9 May 1991 · 15 km SE of Manado-Sam Ratulangi Airport (MDC) · Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 · 13 killed
  11. 30 Jan 1991 · 60 km E of Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) · CASA/IPTN NC-212 Aviocar 200 · 1 killed
  12. 20 Mar 1986 · near Naha · CASA/Nurtanio NC-212 Aviocar 100 · 2 killed
  13. 12 Aug 1985 · near Mulia Airport (LII) · de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 · 2 killed
  14. 5 Apr 1972 · Yogyakarta-Adisutjipto Airport (JOG), Indonesia · Vickers Viscount 828 · 1 killed

Accidents by year

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Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Counts represent recorded events; actual figures may differ from airline-published data due to source methodology differences. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.