Martinair Holland Flight 138 Hits Mountain Descending into Rising Terrain

Martinair also initiated its “hadj flights”, transporting pilgrims from Indonesia to Mecca. Fate struck during one of these flights – on December 4, 1974 – when the DC-8 flew into the side of a mountain while approaching its landing in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Tragically, all 184 Indonesian passengers and 7 Dutch crew members died.

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