Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kakap
Wednesday, March 8, 2000 8:30

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On March 8, 2000, at 0807 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC / 1607 local time) a Sikorsky S-76A helicopter, registration PK-PUK and operated by PT. Pelita Air Service, departed Kakap Natune (an off-shore oil rig north of the Island of Borneo) following the transfer of 9 passengers. At the time of the accident, there were two pilots and no passengers on board. The weather was reported as clear for the flight to Palau Matak Island. At 0823 UTC the flight's last radio transmission was a position report at checkpoint Kilo-2. The flight did not make a position report at Kilo-1 checkpoint, scheduled for 0838 UTC. A search and rescue helicopter departed at 0855 UTC and found wreckage on the water. Both pilots were fatally injured in the flight flown under visual flight rules and conducted under the authority of the Civil Aviation Authority, Indonesia. Personnel and the wreckage were recovered from a water depth of 80 to 90 meters. Components, including the main gearbox and both engines, were transferred to a maintenance facility in Bandung, Indonesia, where engineering examinations were conducted under the authority of the Investigator-in-Charge (IIC), National Transportation Safety Center (NTSC), Indonesia. The IIC was assisted in the examinations by product safety and engineering personnel from Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Connecticut, and Rolls Royce, Indianapolis, Indiana. Subsequently, components were sent by NTSC to the United States, for engineering examinations at Sikorsky Aircraft, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell. The location of the accident was at 04 degrees 06.57 minutes north latitude, 106 degrees 05.27 minutes east latitude. For further information, contact: Dr. O. Diran Chairman, NTSC Directorate General of Air Communications Jalan Angkasa 1/2 Kemayoran Jakarta, Indonesia Tel. (021) 4209348 / 418016 / 413417 Fax -416779 / 411457 / 411169 U. S. Accredited Representative: Thomas R. Conroy Office of Aviation Safety, Regional Operations and General Aviation Division, AS-20 Tel. (202) 314-6314 Fax. -6329

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/8/2000
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 830
Event Time Zone --
Event City KAKAP
Event State --
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Not Reported
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 0
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 330
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 0
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 21 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 900
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Nov 26 2002 11:56AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number IAD00WA029
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Company VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Unknown
Aircraft Explosion Unknown
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Sikorsky
Aircraft Model S-76A
Aircraft Series Identifier S-76A
Aircraft Serial Number
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Helicopter
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address JALAN ABDUL MUIS 52-56A
Operator City JAKARTA INDONES
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 10160
Operator Code PAS
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Unknown
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Unknown
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Unknown
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board Unknown
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code
Departure City KAKAP NATUNE
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code
Destination City PALAU MATAK, IN
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 22 2001 3:26PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --