Martinair Flight 138

Martinair Flight 138
The aircraft involved in the accident seen in 1972 while still in service with Loftleiðir.
Accident
Date4 December 1974 (1974-12-04)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
SiteMaskeliya, Sri Lanka
6°53′32″N 80°29′26″E / 6.89222°N 80.49056°E / 6.89222; 80.49056
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-55CF[1]
OperatorMartinair on behalf of Garuda Indonesia
RegistrationPH-MBH
Flight originJuanda International Airport, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
StopoverBandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka
DestinationJeddah International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Passengers182
Crew9
Fatalities191
Survivors0

Martinair Flight 138 was a flight from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Dutch airline Martinair was managing the flight for Garuda Indonesia. The plane was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55CF.[1] On 4 December 1974, the plane fell into a mountain. Nine crew members (people who are working on the flight) and 182 passengers died. Almost all the people on the flight were going to Hajj.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Francillon, René J. (1988). McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 ([Rev. ed.]. ed.). Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press. p. 592. ISBN 0870214284.
  2. ↑ "1970". martinair.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Martinair Holland Flight 138 Hits Mountain Descending into Rising Terrain". timelines.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 TC-JAV Bois d'Ermenonville". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

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