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Merpati Nustantara Airlines Flight 5601 crashes into Mount Papandayan near the town of Garut in West Java, Indonesia, killing 31.
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Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601
October 18 1992 aviation accident
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601 (MNA5601/MZ5601) was a domestic scheduled passenger flight, that departed Achmad Yani International Airport, Semarang, Indonesia bound for Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, Indonesia. On 18 October 1992, the two-year-old…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mount Papandayan
Complex stratovolcano in Java, Indonesia
Mount Papandayan is a complex stratovolcano, located in Garut Regency, to the southeast of the city of Bandung in West Java, Indonesia. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southwest of the town of Garut. At the summit, there are four large craters which contain active…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Garut
Town in West Java, Indonesia
Garut is a district and town in West Java of Indonesia, and the former capital of Garut Regency. It is located about 75 km to the southeast of the major city of Bandung.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Java
Province in Java, Indonesia
West Java is an Indonesian province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to the west, the Java Sea to the north, the province of Central Java…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Indonesia
Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 18
Day of the year
October 18 is the 291st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 74 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)