1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash

1991 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash
A TNI-AU C-130H-30, sister to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date 5 October 1991
Summary Engine fire on takeoff
Site near Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules
Operator Indonesian Air Force
Registration A-1324
Flight origin Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport
Destination Husein Sastranegara International Airport
Passengers 122
Crew 12
Fatalities 135 (2 on the ground)
Survivors 1

The 1991 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash happened on 5 October 1991 when Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules, A-1324, crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport due to an engine fire. The aircraft had a crew of 12 and 122 airman passengers returning to base after participating in an Indonesian Armed Forces Day ceremony, only one of them, a male named Bambang Sumadi, survived the crash. Two people on the ground were also killed.[1]

  1. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules A-1324 Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP)". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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