Garuda Indonesia plane crashes

The following are significant events involving the airline or its subsidiares. The numbered events are those involving at least one airline passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role, and where at least one of the dead passengers was not a stowaway, hijacker, or saboteur. Only events since 1970 are included.

1. 7 September 1974; Garuda Indonesia Airways F27; Telukbetung, Indonesia: During an attempted go around after a landing attempt in bad weather, the aircraft had sank back to the runway, striking it with the right propeller. The aircraft eventually struck buildings near the runway and caught fire. All three crew members and 28 of the 33 passengers were killed.

2. 24 September 1975; Garuda Indonesia Airways F28-1000; near Palembang, Indonesia: The aircraft had an accident during landing. All four crew members and 21 of the 58 passengers were killed.

3. 11 July 1979; Garuda Indonesia Airways F28-1000; near Medan Airfield, Indonesia: The aircraft hit mountainous terrain. All four crew members and 57 passengers were killed.

4. 20 March 1982; Garuda Indonesia Airways F28-1000; Brantl Airport, Indonesia: The aircraft had a runway overrun in heavy rain, crashed and caught fire. All four crew members and 22 of the 24 passengers were killed.

5. 2 June 1983; Garuda Indonesia Airways F28-1000; Tanjungkarang, Indonesia: The aircraft had a runway overran on takeoff after one of the engines had a power reduction. Two of the four crew members and one of the 57 passengers were killed.

6. 4 April 1987; Garuda Indonesia Airways DC9-32; PK-GNQ; flight 35; Medan, Indonesia: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Banda Aceh to Medan, Indonesia. The aircraft crashed short of the runway while attempting a landing in heavy rain The aircraft struck power lines and a pylon, and the aircraft broke up and caught fire after the crash. There was also a possible wind shear encounter. Four of the eight crew members and 19 of the 37 passengers were killed.
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7. 13 June 1996; Garuda Indonesia Airways DC10-30; PK-GIE; flight 865; Fukuoka, Japan: The aircraft was on a scheduled international flight from Fukuoka, Japan to Bali, Indonesia. The crew aborted the takeoff after the right (number three) engine failed. The crew was unable to stop the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft stopped about 2,000 yards beyond the runway after traveling through a fence and a ditch. The landing gear and wing-mounted engines separated from the aircraft, the fuselage broke into several pieces, and the aircraft caught fire. All 15 passengers survived, three of the 260 passengers were killed, and several dozen other occupants were injured.
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8. 26 September 1997; Garuda Indonesia Airways A300B4-200; PK-GAI; flight 152; near Medan, Indonesia: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Jakarta to Medan, Indonesia. As a result of confusing instructions from air traffic control, the crew executed an incorrect approach. The aircraft later crashed in a mountainous area about 19 miles (30 km) from the airport. Extensive smoke and haze from numerous forest fires caused reduced visibility in the area. All 12 crew members and 222 passengers were killed.
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   16 January 2002; Garuda Indonesia Airways 737-3Q8; PK-GWA; flight 421; near Surakarta, Indonesia: The aircraft had been on a scheduled domestic flight from Ampenan to Yogyakarta, Indonesia and encountered severe thunderstorms. About 90 seconds after entering the thunderstorm while through 18,000 feet, both engines flamed out as a result of ingesting water and hail, and the crew was unable to restart the engines. The crew elected to ditch the aircraft in a shallow portion of the Bengawan Solo River. All 54 passengers survived but one the six crew members was killed.
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9. 7 March 2007; Garuda Indonesia Airways 737-400; PK-GZC; flight 200; Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The aircraft had been on a scheduled domestic flight from Jakarta and overran the runway after landing at Yogyakarta. The aircraft went through the airport's perimeter fence, crossed and road and an embankment, and caught fire as it came to rest in a nearby rice paddy. One of the seven crew members and 20 of the 133 passengers were killed.
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