PK-GWA — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

January 16, 2002Accident
On January 16, 2002, at approximately 09:24 UTC, a Boeing 737-300, PK-GWA, ditched into the waters of the Bengawan Solo River, Central Java during a forced landing, following loss of power on both engines as the aircraft was descending through 19,000 ft.
Boeing 737-300 · 1 fatalities
The NTSC determines that the probable causes of the accident were the combination of: 1) The aircraft had entered severe hail and rain during weather avoidance which subsequently caused both engines flame out; 2) Two attempts of engine-relight failed because the aircraft was still in the precipitation beyond the engines’ certified capabilities; and 3)… Full accident record