- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 16, 1967
Time: 1321
Location: Manado, Indonesia
Operator: Garuda Indonesia Airlines
Flight #: 708
Route: Jakarta - Menado via Surabaya
AC Type: Lockheed L-188C Electra
Registration: PK-GLB
cn / ln: 2021
Aboard: 63   (passengers:55  crew:8)
Fatalities: 22   (passengers:22  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed on approach, landing short of the runway, collapsing the landing gear. Awkward landing technique resulting in excessive rate of sink. Contributing factors include narrow runway, uneven runway necessitating landing as close to the threshold as possible and marginal weather conditions.
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