Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| 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 T56-A-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)
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| 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
Photos
PK-MLS later entered service with the Indonesian Air Force
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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 Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport to Madiun-Iswahyudi Airport as the crow flies is 521 km (326 miles).
Distance from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport to Madiun-Iswahyudi Airport as the crow flies is 521 km (326 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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