2009 Indonesia C-130H Hercules crash

2009 Indonesia C-130H Hercules crash


The 2009 Indonesia C-130H Hercules crash was an aircraft accident in Indonesia on May 20, 2009. The Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules airplane was carrying 112 people (98 passengers and 14 crew) and crashed at about 6:30 local time (23:30 UTC), while flying from Jakarta to eastern Java.[1]. The crash resulted in at least 98 deaths, 5 of which occurred on impact when the plane ploughed through a neighborhood, striking at least four houses before skidding into a paddy, in the village of Geplak. Two people on the ground were killed.[2] [3] At least 70 others had been taken to a local hospital.[4] Authorities believe that there is still 1 missing body.


The airplane (a civilian Lockheed L-100-30(P) Hercules, registration A-1325[5]) had been on a normal flight transporting military personnel and their families from Jakarta to a military base in eastern Java. The plane was attempting to land at Iswahyudi Air Force Base, but instead crashed about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) northwest of the north end of the runway,[6] bursting into flames upon impact. The exact number of casualties is uncertain. Flying conditions were good and the weather was clear at the time of the crash.[7]
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