1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash [SEP] point in time
1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash
The 1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash occurred on 11 July 1979 when a Garuda Indonesia 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 on approach to landing, There were no survivors.
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 non-directional beacon (NDB) "ON
1982 Garuda Fokker F28 crash
The 1982 Garuda Fokker F28 crash (flight number unknown) occurred on 20 March 1982, when a Fokker F28, operated by Garuda Indonesia, overran the runway at Tanjung Karang-Branti Airport (Lampung) in the province of Lampung in Indonesia during very heavy rain. The plane was scheduled to fly from Jakarta to Lampung. The aircraft came to rest just 700 meters from the runway in a field, with the aircraft catching fire. All passengers and crew died.
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