2009 Indonesian Air Force L-100 crash · East Java
On May 20, 2009, 2009 Indonesian Air Force L-100 crash (East Java). 101 people died.
- Date
- May 20, 2009
- Place
- East Java
- Operator
- Indonesian Air Force
- Killed
- 101
- Injured
- 15
- Position
- 7.565°S, 111.403°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q2360975
From Wikipedia
On 20 May 2009, an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100-30(P) Hercules carrying 112 people (98 passengers and 14 crew) crashed at about 6:30 local time (23:30 UTC), while flying from Jakarta to eastern Java. The crash resulted in 99 deaths, 2 of which occurred on impact when the aircraft struck at least four houses before skidding into a rice paddy in the village of Geplak. and at least 70 others were taken to a local hospital. This is considered among the worst air disasters in Indonesian history and was the first Air Force crash since the 1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash, which also involved a Hercules.
The airplane, a civilian Lockheed L-100-30(P) version of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, registration A-1325 had been on a normal flight transporting military personnel and their families to Iswahyudi Air Force Base. The plane prepared to land on base but instead crashed about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) northwest of the north end of the runway, bursting into flames upon impact. Flying conditions were good and the weather was clear at the time of the crash.
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