Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
Status:
Date:03 FEB 1961
Time:ca 23:50
Type:Douglas C-47A-20-DK
Operator:Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration: PK-GDY
C/n / msn: 13052
First flight: 1944
Total airframe hrs:18829
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Total:Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26
Airplane damage: Missing
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:off Madura Island (Indonesia) show on map
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Surabaya-Juanda Airport (SUB/WARR), Indonesia
Destination airport:Balikpapan-Sepingan Airport (BPN/WALL), Indonesia
Flightnumber: 542
Narrative:
The aircraft went missing on a flight from Surabaya. The wreckage was never found.

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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Surabaya-Juanda Airport to Balikpapan-Sepingan Airport as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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