Douglas DC-9 crash, Apr 4, 1987 (23 killed), Medan-Polonia

Douglas DC-9 accident on April 4, 1987 near Medan-Polonia, North Sumatra, Indonesia with 23 fatalities.

Garuda Indonesia DC-9-32 PK-GNQ on a domestic flight crashed during an ILS approach to Medan-Polonia on 4 April 1987; 23 of 45 aboard died, mostly from smoke and burns after the aircraft hit power lines and caught fire.

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