What: Sabang Merauke Raya C-212-100 Aviocar en route from Batam to Batam
Where: Bintan Island, Indonesia
When: Feb 12th 2011
Who: 5 aboard (flight crew of 2, 3 techs)
Why: The plane had just undergone maintenance (engine replacement) and was on a test flight with 5 crew members aboard.

Thirty minutes after takeoff, the plane disappeared from radar. The last contact was at 13:41 when the crew contacted Tanjung Pinang Approach.

The plane crashed.

“KNKT TUGASKAN TIGA INVESTIGATOR SELIDIKI KECELAKAAN PESAWAT CASSA 212 PK-ZAI
PUSAT KOMUNIKASI PUBLIK, 12/02/2011
(Jakarta, 12/02/11) Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) menugaskan tiga investigatornya untuk menyelidiki penyebab jatuhnya Pesawat Cassa 212 dengan registrasi PK-ZAI di daerah Berakit, Batam, Sabtu (12/02).”
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