The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Accidents · NTSB DCA15WA182 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Bombardier CL600 2E25 incident near Makassar, Id, July 27, 2015

On July 27, 2015 at about 6:05 am local time, a Bombardier CL600 2E25, registered PKGRC, was involved in an incident during taxi (from runway) near Makassar. No one was hurt; 98 people were on board or involved.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 27, 2015 · about 6:05 am local time
Place
Makassar, Indonesia
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 98 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Bombardier CL600 2E25 · all CL600 2E25s on the register
Registration
PKGRC · no longer on the register · serial 19026
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia (KNKT) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a CRJ-1000, which occurred on August 27, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the KNKT investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the engines. All investigative information will be released by the KNKT.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during taxi (from runway) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Cabi3
Flight crew2
Passengers93

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.