Accidents and incidents
On 25 April 1994, an Britten-Norman Islander registered as PK-ZAA struck Mount Saran while on descent to Nanga Pinoh Airport in poor weather. 10 out of 11 occupants were killed in the accident.
On 7 December 1996, a CASA 212 registered as PK-VSO, operating as Dirgantara Air Service Flight 5940, crashes into residential area shortly after takeoff from Banjarmasin Airport in South Kalimantan. 16 out of 17 occupants alongside 2 bystanders were killed in the accident.
On 18 November 2000, a Britten Norman BN2A Islander, registered as PK-VIY, operating as Dirgantara Air Service Flight 3130, crashes into the forest shortly after takeoff from Datah Dawai Airport, East Kalimantan. No one was killed in the accident, but all 18 people on board were injured, 11 of them were seriously injured. Multiple issues on the airport, crews, and security causes the crash.
On 7 November 2002, a Britten-Norman Islander registered as PK-VIZ crashed shortly after takeoff from Juwata Airport after the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted to return. 7 out of 10 occupants were killed in the accident.
On 26 February 2008, a CASA 212-200 with a registration code of PK-VSE went missing over the jungle of Borneo while conducting a chartered cargo flight from Tarakan Airport, Tarakan to Long Apung Airport. The plane was carrying 3 people. Search and rescue team found the wreckage of the plane in the following hours. All on board were killed. Before it went missing, the plane sent a distress signal to nearby aircraft. The crash was categorized as CFIT.
