Narrative:
Two Garuda Douglas C-47 aircraft collided and crashed about 120 km south of Palembang, Indonesia. All 17 occupants on board each aircraft were killed.
Both aircraft had departed Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport for Palembang with one departing four minutes after the other.
Loss of control
» Het vr?e volk 3-1-1966
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 1 January 1966 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Garuda Indonesia Airways |
| Registration: | PK-GDU |
| MSN: | 13463 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 120 km (75 mls) S of Palembang ( Indonesia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport (JKT), Indonesia |
| Palembang Airport (PLM/WIPP), Indonesia |
Two Garuda Douglas C-47 aircraft collided and crashed about 120 km south of Palembang, Indonesia. All 17 occupants on board each aircraft were killed.
Both aircraft had departed Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport for Palembang with one departing four minutes after the other.
Classification:
Mid air collisionLoss of control
Sources:
» De Telegraaf 3-1-1966» Het vr?e volk 3-1-1966
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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 Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport to Palembang Airport as the crow flies is 430 km (269 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport to Palembang Airport as the crow flies is 430 km (269 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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