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About 20 minutes from landing, the aircraft made an emergency landing on Benjawang Solo River. At the time of the accident, the weather was bad with heavy rainstorm activity in the area. It is yet undetermined what have caused the pilots to make a landing outside the airport. Fortunately no fatalities occured. The aircraft received significant damage when it broke its right wing.
DATE: 16.01.2002 LOCAL TIME: ~ 16:30
LOCATION: Benjawang Solo River / 25 km east of Yogjakarta / Java / Indonesia
AIRLINE: Garuda Indonesia
TYPE: Boeing 737-3Q8
REGISTRATION: PK-GWA C/N: 24403 Age: 12 years + 9 months
OPERATION: DSP FLIGHT: Lombok -> Yokjakarta (GA 421)
OCCUPANTS: 54 pax/crew FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 3 pax DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: substantial/damaged beyond repair(?)
DATE: 16.01.2002 LOCAL TIME: ~ 16:30
LOCATION: Benjawang Solo River / 25 km east of Yogjakarta / Java / Indonesia
AIRLINE: Garuda Indonesia
TYPE: Boeing 737-3Q8
REGISTRATION: PK-GWA C/N: 24403 Age: 12 years + 9 months
OPERATION: DSP FLIGHT: Lombok -> Yokjakarta (GA 421)
OCCUPANTS: 54 pax/crew FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 3 pax DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: substantial/damaged beyond repair(?)