Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 5 October 1991
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules
Owner/operator: Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AU (Air Force)
Registration Number: A-1324
Location: 3 km S of Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 133 / Occupants: 134
Component Affected: The aircraft engine.The aircraft engine.
Category: Accident
A Hercules aircraft carrying airmen after an Armed Forces Day ceremony experienced a catastrophic engine fire shortly after takeoff from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP). The aircraft plowed into a Department of Labor training center, resulting in the deaths of two security guards. This incident resulted in significant damage to the training center.A Hercules aircraft carrying airmen after an Armed Forces Day ceremony experienced a catastrophic engine fire shortly after takeoff from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP). The aircraft plowed into a Department of Labor training center, resulting in the deaths of two security guards. This incident resulted in significant damage to the training center.
Description
The Hercules was carrying airmen who had just participated in an Armed Forces Day ceremony. Shortly after takeoff from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP) an engine was said to have caught fire. Control was apparently lost as the airplane plowed into a Department of Labor training center and caught fire. Two security guards on the ground were killed.
Source of Information
http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1991/10/12/NAS/mbm.19911012.NAS15365.id.html, http://us.nasional.news.viva.co.id/news/read/59335-profil_pesawat_naas_hercules_c_130http://majalah.tempointeraktif.com/id/arsip/1991/10/12/NAS/mbm.19911012.NAS15365.id.html, http://us.nasional.news.viva.co.id/news/read/59335-profil_pesawat_naas_hercules_c_130Primary Cause
Engine failure and subsequent impact with a training center.Engine failure and subsequent impact with a training center.Share on:
