Banjarmasin - Jakarta

On August 26, 1980 at 06:29 AM, Banjarmasin - Jakarta experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, with the event recorded near Karawang West Java.

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

37 people were known to be on board, 37 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 31, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport, the crew send a distress call and reported the aircraft was unstable. Shortly later, the airplane banked left then entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in the region of Karawang, about 26 km east of Jakarta. Debris were scattered 2 km wide and all 37 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-IVS, MSN 353, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.4197°, 107.4097°.