Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter

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Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter
Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
- SMC SAMER
Founded1969
Ceased operations2011[1]
HubsPolonia International Airport
Parent companyMerpati Nusantara Airlines
HeadquartersMedan, Indonesia
Websitehttp://smaccharter.weebly.com/

Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC) was an airline based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. It operated scheduled and charter domestic/regional passenger and cargo services, as well as pleasure and business flights. Its main base was Polonia International Airport, Medan.[2] SMAC was listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[3] The airline went defunct in 2011.

History[]

The airline started operating in 1969 as a joint venture partnership with Malaysian Air Charter (MAC). In 1972, it split from MAC and adopted the name Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC), which would remain its official name until the company ceased to exist. SMAC was fully owned by Merukh Enterprises.[2]

In 2011, the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) suspended SMAC's air operating certificate (AOC) due to the fatal accident of a CASA NC-212 on Bintan Island. The plane crashed during a test flight, and all five passengers on board died.[4]

A preliminary investigation into the accident found that:

  1. The pilot in command was not qualified for that type of flight.
  2. No permission was obtained to carry out a test flight.
  3. A spare engine was carried on board during the flight.[5]

The airline ended operations that same year.

Fleet[]

Sabang Merauke Air's NC-212-100 at Medan Polonia Airport

As of August 2006, the Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter fleet included:[6]

  • 2 Indonesian Aerospace NC-212-100

As of January 2005, the airline had also operated:[2]

Destination[]

Incidents[]

  • On November 30, 2006, IPTN NC-212 PK-ZAI crashed on landing; no injuries or deaths were reported.
  • On February 12, 2011, five people were killed when a CASA NC-212 Aviocar, belonging to SMAC, crashed on Bintan Island, Indonesia during a test flight.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC) airlinehistory.co.uk, access date 22 September 2020
  2. ^ a b c Flight International 12–18 April 2005
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Accident of a CASA NC-212-A4 operated by SMAC - Bintan Island, Indonesia". 1001crash.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. ^ "Indonesia grounds airline SMAC over safety concerns". 19 February 2011.
  6. ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  7. ^ BNO News
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