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Garuda Indonesia Flight 035

4 Apr 1987 · Polonia Airport, Indonesia

Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Crashed on approach in bad weather

From Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) to Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
23 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
45
Survivors
22
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
22
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32

Flight
GA035
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
PK-GNQ
Onboard fatalities
23
Route
From Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ)To Soewondo Air Force Base (MES)

Approximate · Estimated position: Soewondo Air Force Base, the airport the Wikipedia article names as the site. Where on or near it is not known.

From the Wikipedia article

Garuda Indonesia Flight 035 was a domestic Garuda Indonesia flight that struck a pylon and crashed on approach to Medan-Polonia Airport on 4 April 1987. Out of the 45 passengers and crew on board, 23 were killed in the accident.

Accident

The aircraft was on an Instrument Landing System approach to Medan Airport in a thunderstorm. The aircraft struck electrical power lines and crashed short of the runway. The aircraft broke up and the tail section separated and fire broke out.

Most of the survivors escaped through breaks in the fuselage and 11 were flung free of the aircraft. Four of the eight crew died and 19 passengers suffered fatal injuries due to smoke inhalation and burns. Four crew and 18 passengers suffered serious injuries. All of the fatalities were a result of the fire and not due to the impact with the ground.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Garuda Indonesia Flight 035” (revision 1339313424, retrieved 2026-09-18) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out. Read the article

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Wikipedia article: Garuda Indonesia Flight 035
Article
Garuda Indonesia Flight 035
Revision
1339313424 · 2026-02-19 · retrieved 2026-09-18
Wikidata
Q5524465
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Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Wikipedia article "Garuda Indonesia Flight 035" (page 24542276, revision 1339313424)
Date
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Place and country
Wikipedia infobox: site
Map position
airport the Wikipedia infobox site links (Wikidata code, OurAirports)
Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
airline flight number in the infobox
Fatalities
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Ground fatalities
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Summary
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