Boeing 737-300 crash, Jan 16, 2002 (1 killed), Yogyakarta
Boeing 737-300 accident on January 16, 2002 near Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft entered...
- Date: January 16, 2002
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
- Location: Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft entered severe hail and rain during weather avoidance, which caused a dual engine flameout. Failed relight attempts in precipitation beyond engine limits and a loss of electrical power were also causes.
A Garuda Boeing 737-300 on flight GA421 from Mataram to Yogyakarta flew into severe thunderstorm cells with heavy rain and hail. Both engines flamed out, and two relight attempts failed as electrical power was lost. The crew ditched in the Bengawan Solo River near Solo. One flight attendant drowned, and the other occupants survived.