Accident description
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| Date: | 24 SEP 1975 |
| Type: | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 |
| Operator: | Garuda Indonesia Airways |
| Registration: | PK-GVC |
| C/n / msn: | 11039 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8516 |
| Cycles: | 7533 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 57 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 61 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) from Palembang (Indonesia) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jakarta (unknown airport), Indonesia |
| Palembang Airport (PLM/WIPP), Indonesia | |
| Flightnumber: | 150 |
Fellowship "Mahakem" struck a coconut tree on the downwind leg for a runway 28 approach. Weather was poor: visibility 50m with fog.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Visual flight in weather conditions below minima.
Sources:
» Aviation News 17.10.1975
» Willem Wendt
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.
