Narrative:The Hercules was carrying airmen who had just participated in an Armed Forces Day ceremony. Shortly after takeoff from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP) an engine was said to have caught fire. Control was apparently lost as the airplane plowed into a Department of Labor training center and caught fire. Two security guards on the ground were killed.
Classification:
Engine fire
Loss of control
Sources:
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Musibah pada hari ulang tahun (Tempo online, 12-10-1991)»
Profil Pesawat Naas Hercules C 130 (Viva News, 20-5-2009)
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Distance from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport to Bandung-Husein Sastranegara Airport as the crow flies is 103 km (64 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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