Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 January 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3C)
Owner/operator: Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration Number: PK-GDI
Location: Mount Burangrang –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: DC-3 AircraftDC-3 Aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, en route from Jakarta to Bandung, Yokohama, and Surabaya, experienced a significant delay due to a pilot?s attempt to fly over mountainous terrain with limited visibility. The flight crew requested permission to climb to FL95, but the Husein tower did not acknowledge, causing the aircraft to deviate and subsequently crash on January 28, at an altitude of 5400 feet on Mount Burangrang.A DC-3 aircraft, en route from Jakarta to Bandung, Yokohama, and Surabaya, experienced a significant delay due to a pilot?s attempt to fly over mountainous terrain with limited visibility. The flight crew requested permission to climb to FL95, but the Husein tower did not acknowledge, causing the aircraft to deviate and subsequently crash on January 28, at an altitude of 5400 feet on Mount Burangrang.
Description
The DC-3 took off from Jakarta at 02:09 Z for a flight to Bandung, Yokjakarta and Surabaya. The plane climbed to a cruising altitude of 3500 feet to fly below the clouds. At 02:43 the flight crew requested permission to climb to FL95. The plane was then instructed to contact Husein tower, but the latter didn’t acknowledge. The DC-3 didn’t arrive at its destination and the wreckage was found on January 28 on the western slope of Mount Burangrang at an altitude of 5400 feet. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The attempt by the pilot to fly over mountainous terrain when unsure of his position and in weather conditions which severely restricted visibility”.
Primary Cause
The pilot?s attempt to fly over mountainous terrain with limited visibility, exacerbated by adverse weather conditions, resulted in a navigational error and subsequent crash.The pilot?s attempt to fly over mountainous terrain with limited visibility, exacerbated by adverse weather conditions, resulted in a navigational error and subsequent crash.Share on:
