| Date: | Saturday 4 April 1987 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Garuda Indonesia Airways |
| Registration: | PK-GNQ |
| MSN: | 47741/836 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Medan-Polonia Airport (MES) -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Banda Aceh-Blang Bintang Airport (BTJ/WITT) |
| Medan-Polonia Airport (MES/WIMM) |
On approach, the aircraft struck electrical power lines and crashed short of the runway. The aircraft broke up and the tail section separated from the main fuselage, which was immediately engulfed in fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Possible windshear.
Sources:
A Benefit Analysis for Cabin Water Spray Systems and Enhanced Fuselage Burnthrough Protection (CAA PAPER 2002/04)
Aviation Letter 246
Flight International 11 April 1987
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