Garuda flight captain blames crash on 'downdraft'

Aaron Karp March 09, 2007
The pilot of the Garuda Indonesia 737-400 that crashed in Yogyakarta said a major, unexpected downdraft caused the accident, according to the president of the Garuda Pilots Assn. The captain survived the crash in which 21 passengers and one crew ( ATWOnline , March 8) were killed and reportedly is...

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