What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 1979
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 3.25° N, 98.50° E
- Description
- 1979 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 61
1979 Garuda Indonesian Airways Fokker F28 crash
Aviation accident in Indonesia
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, Medan, struck Mount Sibayak at 5,560 feet (1,690 m) on approach to landing, with no survivors.
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