- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 26, 1997 |
Time: | 1334 |
Location: | Buah Nabar, Indonesia |
Operator: | Garuda Indonesia Airlines |
Flight #: | 152 |
Route: | Jakarta - Medan |
AC Type: | Airbus A300-B4-200 |
Registration: | PK-GAI |
cn / ln: | 214 |
Aboard: | 234 (passengers:222 crew:12) |
Fatalities: | 234 (passengers:222 crew:12) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into mountainous terrain 15 minutes before it was due to land at Medan on a flight from Jakarta. The aircraft crashed 20 miles from the airport. Combination of ATC errors in directing the plane in the wrong direction into mountainous terrain and the crew setting and using their instruments incorrectly. Contributing to the accident was impared visibility due to smoke from forest fires in the area. |
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