Mayday

Season 16, Episode 8

Episode Title: River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)

Air Date: 2017-01-30

Overview:

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.