National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC), on Tuesday, announced the findings of eleven behind the crash of the Sukhoi RRJ-95B 97 004 Superjet 100 in Mount Salak

National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC), on Tuesday, announced the findings of eleven behind the crash of the Sukhoi RRJ-95B 97 004 Superjet 100 in Mount Salak


National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC), on Tuesday, announced the findings of eleven behind the crash of the Sukhoi RRJ-95B 97 004 Superjet 100 in Mount Salak in Bogor, West Java, 9 May that killed 34 Indonesian Citizen (WNI) and 10 foreigners.

"The investigation NTSC with various parties on Sukhoi crash is in order to improve safety and to not happen again in the future," said Chairman Tatang Kurniadi NTSC in NTSC House press statement on Tuesday.

NTSC underline that the findings, information, and recommendations are based on flight safety.

Eleventh NTSC finding the facts behind the tragedy of Sukhoi Superjet 100 is:

1. Flights are planned in the Instrument Flight Rules or IFR
2. The planned routes not formally published air routes
3. Minimum route (MORA) for the planned flight route is 13,200 feet
4. Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) from Halim Perdanakusuma air base is 6900 feet, while the MSA's radius is 25 Nautical Mile (NM) from Halim
5. Flight altitude is 10,000 feet
6. The crew requested the aircraft to lose altitude 6,000 feet and allow the control tower 6,000 feet down to the position that
7. Flights to ask the right orbit at an altitude of 6,000 feet and the control tower approved
8. When the radar showed the plane asked orbit, its position was on the training area Atang Sanjaya
9. Atang Sanjaya region is approximately 17 NM southwest of Halim Perdanakusuma
10. The plane crashed into the mainland in the direction 198 degrees from Halim Perdanakusumah at a distance 28 nm, while the height of about 6,000 feet
11. Data of the crew and passengers on the plane. A copy of the manifest of passengers and crew is not available in Ground Handling agency.