1979 Garuda Fokker F28 crash
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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 5560 feet (1,694.7 m) 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" at 2500 feet (762 m). The pilot then reported he was maintaining a height of 9300 feet (2,834.6 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 6000 feet (1,828.8 m). The aircraft struck the 7200 feet (2,194.6 m)-high volcano Mount Sibayak
at 5560 feet (1,694.7 m).
Garuda Indonesia
PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...
Fokker F28
Fokker F28
The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...
airliner on a domestic flight
Domestic flight
A domestic flight is a form of commercial flight within civil aviation where the departure and the arrival take place in the same country....
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, Indonesia is an international airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra and surrounding areas. The airport is located in the region KM.10 Sukarame District...
, Palembang
Palembang
Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...
, to Polonia International Airport
Polonia International Airport
Polonia International Airport is located in the city of Medan, Indonesia, about 5 km from the Central Business District. It is the first international airport in Medan, the other being the planned Kuala Namu International Airport...
, Medan
Medan
- Demography :The city is Indonesia's fourth most populous after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, and Indonesia's largest city outside of Java island. Much of the population lies outside its city limits, especially in Deli Serdang....
, struck Mount Sibayak
Sibayak
Mt. Sibayak is a small stratovolcano overlooking the town of Berastagi in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Although its last eruption was more than a century ago, geothermal activity in the form of steam vents and hot springs remains high on and around the volcano. The vents produce crystalline...
at 5560 feet (1,694.7 m) 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)
Non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF...
"ON" at 2500 feet (762 m). The pilot then reported he was maintaining a height of 9300 feet (2,834.6 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 6000 feet (1,828.8 m). The aircraft struck the 7200 feet (2,194.6 m)-high volcano Mount Sibayak
Sibayak
Mt. Sibayak is a small stratovolcano overlooking the town of Berastagi in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Although its last eruption was more than a century ago, geothermal activity in the form of steam vents and hot springs remains high on and around the volcano. The vents produce crystalline...
at 5560 feet (1,694.7 m).