- | 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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