Garuda Indonesia Flight 035

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Garuda Indonesia Flight 035
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, Garuda Indonesia JP5953083.jpg

An identical Douglas DC-9-32 from Garuda Indonesia
Accident summary
Accident type Loss of control on approach
place Polonia Airport , Medan , IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia 
date April 4th 1987
Fatalities 23
Survivors 22nd
Injured 22nd
Aircraft
Aircraft type IndonesiaIndonesia Convair CV-990-30A-5
operator IndonesiaIndonesia Garuda Indonesia
Mark IndonesiaIndonesia PK-GNQ
Surname Pawan
Departure airport Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport , Banda Aceh , IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia 
Destination airport Polonia Airport , Medan , IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia 
Passengers 37
crew 8th
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On Garuda Indonesia Flight 035 (Flight number: GA035 ) an accident on April 4, 1987 Douglas DC-9-32 of Garuda Indonesia . The machine had started in Banda Aceh and was approaching Polonia Airport in Medan when it fell to the ground in difficult weather conditions and caught fire. 23 people died in the accident and 22 were saved.

plane

The aircraft involved in the accident was a Douglas DC-9-32, which was finally assembled at the McDonnell Douglas plant in Long Beach , California and which made its maiden flight on July 21, 1976. On December 16, 1976, the DC-9 was delivered to Garuda Indonesia as a brand new machine. The DC-9 was certified with the aircraft registration PK-GNQ and was given the baptismal name Pawan . The aircraft had the factory number 47741, it was the 836. Douglas DC-9 from ongoing production. The twin- engined narrow -body aircraft was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 engines.

Course of the flight and course of the accident

The plane took off from Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport in Banda Aceh . Your flight to Polonia Airport in Medan initially went smoothly. The approach was carried out with the aid of the instrument landing system. At that time, a heavy storm with heavy rain prevailed over Medan. The machine flew against a high-voltage pylon and then fell to the ground in front of the runway. The tail unit broke off, and there was a fire on board.

Victim

23 occupants of the machine were killed in the accident, including four crew members and 19 passengers. The dead all died from the fire and inhalation of combustion gases and not from the impact forces. Four crew members and 18 passengers suffered serious injuries.

root cause

It was suspected that the accident occurred because the approach was carried out during a severe storm. Investigators believed that the machine was exposed to winch shear , which led to the loss of control.

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