River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017
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5 Discovery Sky History National Geographic Channel National GeographicSeason 16 - Episode 8
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On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River. 59 of the 60 people on board survive.