Jakarta – Surabaya

On December 29, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Jakarta – Surabaya experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Garuda Indonesian Airways, with the event recorded near Surabaya West Java.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 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: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

On approach to Surabaya Airport, the airplane struck a mountain, killing all 14 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-GDZ, MSN 12514, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.9130°, 107.6466°.