1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash

1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash

A Garuda Indonesia Fokker F28, similar to the one involved.
Accident
Date	July 11, 1979
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Mount Sibayak, Indonesia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fokker F28 Mk-1000
Aircraft name	Mamberamo
Operator	Garuda Indonesian Airways
Registration	PK-GVE
Flight origin	Talang Betutu Airport Palembang, Indonesia
Destination	Polonia Int'l Airport Medan, Indonesia
Occupants	61
Passengers	57
Crew	4
Fatalities	61
Survivors	0

The 1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash occurred on July 11, 1979 when a Garuda Indonesian Airways Fokker F28 airliner on a domestic flight in Indonesia from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport, Palembang, to Polonia International Airport, Medan, struck Mount Sibayak at 5,560 ft (1,690 m) on approach to landing, with no survivors.^[1]

The aircraft had departed Palembang 80 minutes earlier, and had been cleared for an approach to runway 05 at Medan Airport. The aircraft was asked to report passing the nondirectional beacon (NDB) "ON" at 2,500 ft (760 m). The pilot then reported he was maintaining a height of 9,300 ft (2,800 m) as the NDB was unreliable. The approach controller then asked them to maintain that height until after they had passed the NDB. The pilot then reported they were at 6,000 ft (1,800 m). The aircraft struck the 7,200 ft-high (2,200 m) volcano Mount Sibayak at 5,560 ft (1,690 m).^[1]

See also[]

• 1982 Garuda Fokker F28 crash, involving the same type of plane and airline

References[]

External links[]

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network