2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash
The eastern face of Mount Salak, showing where the aircraft impacted the slope | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 May 2012 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and loss of situational awareness |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| 97004, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 2011 | |
| Aircraft type | Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 |
| Operator | Sukhoi |
| IATA flight No. | RA36801 |
| Registration | 97004 |
| Flight origin | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Destination | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Occupants | 45 |
| Passengers | 37 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 45 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 9 May 2012, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Flight 36801, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner on a demonstration tour in Indonesia crashed into Mount Salak, in the province of West Java. All 37 passengers and 8 crew on board were killed. The plane had taken off minutes before from Jakarta's Halim Airport on a promotional flight for the recently launched jet, and was carrying Sukhoi personnel and representatives of various local airlines.
The subsequent investigation concluded that the flight crew was unaware of the presence of high ground in the area and ignored warnings from the terrain warning system, incorrectly attributing them to a system malfunction while their view was obstructed because of thick cloud cover. It was also established that in the minutes leading to the accident, the crew, including the captain, were engaged in conversation with prospective customers present in the cockpit. The crash was both the first hull loss and the first fatal accident involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100.