1979 Garuda Indonesian Airways Fokker F28 crash
A Garuda Indonesia Fokker F28, similar to the one involved. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 July 1979 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Mount Sibayak, Indonesia 3°15′N 98°30′E / 3.25°N 98.5°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28 Mk-1000 |
| Aircraft name | Mamberamo |
| Operator | Garuda Indonesian Airways |
| Registration | PK-GVE |
| Flight origin | Talang Betutu Airport. Palembang, Indonesia |
| Destination | Polonia International Airport, Medan, Indonesia |
| Occupants | 61 |
| Passengers | 57 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 61 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 11 July 1979, a Garuda Indonesian Airways Fokker F28 airliner on a domestic flight in Indonesia from Talang Betutu Airport, Palembang, to Polonia International Airport (now Soewondo Air Force Base), Medan, struck Mount Sibayak at 5,560 feet (1,690 m) on approach to landing, with no survivors.