Medan – Ipoh – Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta

On May 9, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Medan – Ipoh – Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Garuda Indonesian Airways, with the event recorded near Malacca Strait All World.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

While approaching Ipoh on a flight from Medan, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when control was lost. The aircraft crashed into the Malacca Strait, few km off shore, killing all 17 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-DPA, MSN 42954, year of manufacture 1946.