Last updated: 23 October 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 January 1961 |
| Time: | 02:48 UTC |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3C) |
| Operator: | Garuda Indonesia Airways |
| Registration: | PK-GDI |
| C/n / msn: | 19672 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mount Burangrang ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jakarta (unknown airport), Indonesia |
| Bandung-Husein Sastranegara Airport (BDO/WICC), Indonesia | |
| Flightnumber: | 424 |
The DC-3 took off from Jakarta at 02:09 Z for a flight to Bandung, Yokjakarta and Surabaya. The plane climbed to a cruising altitude of 3500 feet to fly below the clouds. At 02:43 the flight crew requested permission to climb to FL95. The plane was then instructed to contact Husein tower, but the latter didn't acknowledge. The DC-3 didn't arrive at its destination and the wreckage was found on January 28 on the western slope of Mount Burangrang at an altitude of 5400 feet.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The attempt by the pilot to fly over mountainous terrain when unsure of his position and in weather conditions which severely restricted visibility".
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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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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