ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 PK-GVC Palembang Airport (PLM)
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Date:Wednesday 24 September 1975
Type:Silhouette image of generic F28 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000
Operator:Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration: PK-GVC
MSN: 11039
First flight: 1971-10-29 (3 years 11 months)
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
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:4 km (2.5 mls) from Palembang Airport (PLM) (   Indonesia)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport (JKT), Indonesia
Destination airport:Palembang Airport (PLM/WIPP), Indonesia
Flightnumber:GA150
Narrative:
Fellowship "Mahakem" struck a coconut tree on the downwind leg for a runway 28 approach. Weather was poor: visibility 50 m with fog.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Visual flight in weather conditions below minima.

Classification:
VFR flight in IMC
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» Aviation News 17 October 1975
» Willem Wendt


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Distance from Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport to Palembang Airport as the crow flies is 430 km (269 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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