Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 424

Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 424

A Garuda Indonesian Airways Douglas DC-3, similar to the accident aircraft.
Accident
Date	January 24, 1961 (1961-01-24)
Summary	Pilot error, CFIT
Site	Mount Burangrang, West Java
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-3
Operator	Garuda Indonesian Airways
Registration	PK-GDI
Flight origin	Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia
1st stopover	Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung, Indonesia
Last stopover	Adisucipto Airport, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Destination	Juanda Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia
Occupants	21
Passengers	16
Crew	5
Fatalities	21
Survivors	0

Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 424 was a scheduled passenger flight on January 24, 1961, which crashed into Mount Burangrang, 15 km (9.3 mi) north of its destination. All 21 occupants were killed.

Flight

Flight 424 took off from Jakarta at 10:09 am (local time) for a flight to Surabaya with stopovers in Bandung and Yogyakarta. The plane climbed to a cruising altitude of 3,500 feet to fly below the clouds. At 10:43 am, the flight crew requested permission to climb to 9,500 feet. The plane was then instructed to contact Husein tower at 10:45 am, but the latter didn't acknowledge. A few minutes later, Flight 424 crashed into the western slope of Mount Burangrang at an altitude of 5,400 feet at approximately 10:48 am. The wreckage was found four days later on January 28. All 21 occupants were killed.

The probable cause of the accident was the attempt by the pilot to fly over mountainous terrain when unsure of his position and in weather conditions which severely restricted visibility.