Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 24, 1961 (21 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 24, 1961 near Mt Burangrang West Java, Indonesia with 21 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: January 24, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Burangrang West Java, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: the pilot attempted to fly over mountainous terrain while unsure of his position
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 424, a Douglas DC 3, left Jakarta on 24 January 1961 bound for Surabaya with stops planned at Bandung and Yogyakarta. About 40 minutes later it struck the western slope of Mount Burangrang at 5,400 feet, and the wreckage was found four days later. All 21 people on board were killed. The probable cause was an attempt by the pilot to fly over mountainous terrain while unsure of his position.