Flyulykken i Jakarta 5. oktober 1991

The Jakarta C-130 Crash of 5 October 1991

On 5 October 1991, an Indonesian Air Force aircraft crashed soon after taking off from Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport in Jakarta. The aircraft was a Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules, a large military transport plane. An engine fire caused the crash. There were 134 people on board. Only one of them survived. Two people on the ground also died. In total, 135 people lost their lives. This was a very serious accident, and it happened shortly after takeoff. The date is important because this event happened on 5 October 1991. It is remembered as a tragic day in the history of Indonesian aviation. We should speak about the victims with respect. The photograph does not show the aircraft involved in the crash. It shows another Indonesian Air Force C-130 landing at an airport in Yogyakarta. The plane has four propellers, a large body, and an orange-and-white tail. Red-and-white airport barriers stand beside the runway.