Mayday S16 E8 - River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)

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Mayday S16 E8 - River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
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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.