Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 20 MAY 2009 |
| Time: | ca 06:30 |
| Type: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Operator: | Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AU (Air Force) |
| Registration: | A-1325 |
| C/n / msn: | 4917 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison T56A-15 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 14 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 98 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 97 / Occupants: 112 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Madiun-Iswahyudi Airport (Indonesia) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP/WIHH), Indonesia |
| Madiun-Iswahyudi Airport (WARI), Indonesia |
The Indonesian Air Force Hercules was on approach to Madiun-Iswahyudi Airport when it hit four houses before skidding into a rice field. It burst into flames on impact. Antara news agency reports that fifteen occupants survived the accident. Earlier reports indicated that the airplane carried 14 crew members and 98 passengers. Kompas.com reported a confirmed number of fatalties of 96. It's unclear if this figure includes two or three reported ground fatalities.
Sources:
» BBC
» The Jakarta Post
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