Jakarta – Madiun

On May 20, 2009 at 06:30 AM, Jakarta – Madiun experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Indonesian Air Force - TNI-AU Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara, with the event recorded near Madiun West Java.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

112 people were known to be on board, 100 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 89.3%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 98, passenger fatalities: 88, other fatalities: 2.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport on a flight to Madiun, carrying Indonesian soldiers/officers and family members. On final approach to Madiun-Iswahyudi Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft collided with four houses and eventually crashed in a rice paddy field. 98 occupants as well as two people on the ground were killed while 14 other occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration A-1325, MSN 4917, year of manufacture 1982.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.3279°, 107.1388°.