Air disaster

2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash

9 May 2012 · 6.71° S, 106.74° E

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When
9 May 2012
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
6.71° S, 106.74° E
Description
demonstration flight by the Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi
Deaths
45
Injured
0
Cause
controlled flight into terrain

2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash

2012 aviation accident in Indonesia

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.

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