Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC) was an

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based in

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. It operated scheduled and charter domestic/regional passenger and cargo services, as well as pleasure and business flights. Its main base was

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, Medan.

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12–18 April 2005 SMAC was listed in category 2 by Indonesian

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for airline safety quality. 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. 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

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. The plane crashed during a test flight, and all five passengers on board died. A preliminary investigation into the accident found that: #The pilot in command was not qualified for that type of flight. #No permission was obtained to carry out a test flight. #A spare engine was carried on board during the flight. The airline ended operations that same year.

Fleet

As of August 2006, the Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter fleet included: *2 Indonesian Aerospace NC-212-100 (one crashed) As of January 2005, the airline had also operated: *1 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 *1

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Destination

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* Toli Toli –

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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,

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References

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