Death toll (50 fatalities or more)

Table key

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Notes regarding table data columns

Deaths

* Total (Tot): The total number of fatalities associated with the accident or incident. * Crew (C): The number of crew fatalities. * Passenger (P): The number of passenger fatalities. * Ground (G): The number of ground (non-flying) fatalities. * Notes (N): The presence of a cross (†) denotes that all passengers and crew were killed. The presence of a one with an asterisk (1*) indicates the accident or incident had a sole survivor.

Type

Occurrences have been coded to allow for identification and sorting by group membership (accidents and related incidents versus attacks).

=Accidents and related incidents

= * "COM": Commercial aircraft * "MIL": Military aircraft Any collision between a commercial and military aircraft is coded COM.

=Attacks and related incidents

= * "INB": Internal attack involving a pre-planned bomb (without hijacking). * "INH": Internal attack to commandeer of aircraft. Use of weapons (including a bomb or other explosives) for this purpose is coded in this category. * "EXG": External attack originating on the ground (e.g., ground to air missiles, destruction of the aircraft while on the runway). * "EXS": External attack originating in the sky (e.g., intentional downing by a military aircraft).

Location

To provide some indication of distance between the site and the nearest location, the following three descriptors are applied: * none: No descriptor appears before the location name. The site was within 20 km (12.5 mi) of the location. * "off": Used only for those aquatic crash sites within 20 km (12.5 mi) of the location. * "near": The site was approximately 20 km to 50 km (12.5 mi to 31 mi) from the location. * "area of": The crash site was over 50 km (31 mi) from the location provided. The names of occurrence locations are based on their present-day names.

Phases of flight

The phases of flight are those defined by the joint Commercial Aviation Safety Team/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team. * Standing (STD): Prior to pushback/taxi, after gate arrival, or stationary and parked. * Taxi (TXI): Moving under own power, prior to takeoff or after landing. * Take off (TOF): Initiation of takeoff power, pulling back on controls, through to 10 m (35 ft) altitude. * Initial climb (ICL): End of TOF to the first of: initial prescribed power reduction, 300 m (1000 ft) altitude, or VFR pattern. * En route (ENR): End of ICL, through descent, to initial approach (

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) or 300 m (1000 ft) above runway elevation ( VFR). * Maneuvering (MNV): Only for low altitude flight (observation, photography) or

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. * Approach (APR): From IAF or 300 m (1000 ft) elevation to

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. * Landing (LDG): Landing flare through to exit from runway. * Unknown (UNK): Unable to determine phase of flight.

Airports and distance

Airports associated with occurrences at all phases of flight (except ENR) are represented by their three-letter

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airport code. In some cases, no IATA code is reported/assigned in which case the four-letter

ICAO The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...

code is used. In rare instances (e.g., active or decommissioned military bases or closed airports whose civil codes have been reassigned), no codes exist. These airports are represented with three asterisks "***" in place of letters. Distance from the point of impact to the airport runway is provided for occurrences during the initial climb (ICL) and approach (APR) phases. On occasion, distance is provided for occurrences during takeoff (TOF) and landing (LDG) if the aircraft impacted within the

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, but not on the runway.

1930s

* 6 October 1937: a

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally ''Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.'' (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.), is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amste ...

Douglas DC-3-194B "Specht" (PH-ALS) crashed just after takeoff from Talang Betoetoe Airport, killing four of 12 on board. The number one engine failed, causing a fire. Although the pilot cut fuel to the engine, the aircraft could not gain altitude on the remaining engine.

1940s

* 22 January 1940: a

KNILM Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (in English: Royal Dutch Indies Airways) was the airline of the former Dutch East Indies. Headquartered in Amsterdam, KNILM was ''not'' a subsidiary of the better-known KLM (Royal Dutch A ...

Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra (PK-AFO) lost altitude after takeoff from Denpasar Airport in Bali and crashed into the Indian Ocean after a wingtip struck the water, killing 8 occupants and leaving only 1 survivor. * 6 December 1941: Dutch Navy Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina ''Y-44'' crashed at Tandjong Pandan, killing five. * 29 December 1941: a KNILM Douglas DC-3-194B "Nandoe" (PK-ALN) was destroyed on the ground by

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fighters while parked at

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. * 29 December 1941: a

BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the passi ...

Short Empire Mk.I "Cassiopeia" (G-ADUX) crashed on takeoff off Sabang after it struck debris, killing four. * 30 January 1942: a Qantas (leased from Imperial Airways) Short Empire "Corio" (G-AEUH) was shot down by seven Japanese

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aircraft and crashed 3 nmi from the mouth of the Noelmini River; 13 of 18 on board died in the attack. * 3 March 1942: a KNILM Douglas DC-3-194B "Pelikaan" (PK-AFV) was attacked and shot down by three Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero aircraft, whom returning to base after attacking Broome in Western Australia, causing the evacuation flight from Bandung to force-land at Carnot Bay, 90 kilometers north of Broome; three passengers and one crew member (J.F.M. Blaauw, mechanic) died during a later strafing attack. * August 1943: an

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Nakajima L2D The Shōwa L2D and Nakajima L2D, given the designations Shōwa Navy Type 0 Transport and Nakajima Navy Type 0 Transport(零式輸送機), were license-built versions of the Douglas DC-3. The L2D series, numerically, was the most important Japa ...

(J-BIOA) was shot down near Sulawesi. * 24 January 1945: an Imperial Japanese Airways Nakajima L2D (J-BKOA) disappeared between Denpasar and Surabaya. * 29 July 1947: an Orissa State Government Douglas C-47B (VT-CLA) was shot down by a Royal Dutch East Indies Air Force Curtiss P-40. The C-47 went into a dive, crashing into trees and later into rice paddies in Ngoto, Bantul and broke up, killing eight of nine on board; only the tail remained intact. The C-47 was chartered by the Indonesian government to deliver Malaysian Red Cross supplies. Dutch authorities claimed that they were not informed of the flight and that the aircraft had no Red Cross markings. * 25 October 1948: a Pacific Overseas Airlines C-47 (HS-PC103) crashed off Sumatra Island; the aircraft was probably shot down by Dutch pilots. * 2 December 1949: a Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij (BPM) Boeing-Canada Canso B (PK-AKC) crashed on landing at Muntok Bay during a survey flight, killing six of 11 on board.

1950s

* 17 November 1950: a Garuda Indonesia Airways Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) overran the runway into a ditch while landing at Juanda Airport, killing 2 crew aboard, while 20 passengers and a crew member survived. * 11 April 1955: An Air India Lockheed L-749A Constellation was en route from Hong Kong to Jakarta when it exploded in mid-air and crashed into the waters off the coast of the Natuna Islands; 16 people were killed in the crash and three survived. A time bomb had been placed on the aircraft in an attempt to assassinate Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. * 16 July 1957: KLM Flight 844 was taking off from Biak Airport in

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when it plunged into

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. Out of 68 people on board, only 10 people survived the accident. The cause of the crash was never determined. * 24 December 1959: Garuda Indonesia Flight 330, a Douglas C-47A-25DK operating a flight from Palembang to Pangkal Pinang, crashed in a swamp while returning to Palembang following engine failure; killing the captain.

1960s

* 24 January 1961: Garuda Indonesia Flight 424, a Douglas C-47A (PK-GDI), struck the western slope of Mount Burangrang, (15 km north of Bandung), killing all 21 occupants aboard. The DC-3 took off from Jakarta for a flight to Bandung, Yogyakarta and Surabaya; wreckage was found four days later. * 3 February 1961: Garuda Indonesia Flight 542

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went missing while flying over the

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. All 5 crew and 21 passengers on board were believed to have been perished. * 3 September 1964: An

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C-130B Hercules (T-1307), piloted by Lt Col Djalaludin Tantu, crashed into

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while trying to evade interception by a Royal Air Force

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during

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. The aircraft were carrying 47 Pasukan Gerak Tjepat troops. * 16 September 1965: An Indonesian Air Force C-130B Hercules (T-1306), piloted by Maj Soehardjo and Capt Erwin Santoso, shot down while trying to land at Long Bawan airfield, then in

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. The aircraft were shot down by AA gun of Indonesian Army in a

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incident. The pilot managed to land the burning aircraft on an open field. The aircraft were carrying 36 RPKAD troops. At least 17 crew and passengers were saved. * 1 January 1966: The first known mid air collision in Indonesia, two Garuda Indonesia C-47A collided in mid-air near Palembang, killing all 34 on board both aircraft. * 16 February 1967:

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crashed on landing at

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due to pilot error, killing 22 of 92 on board. * 28 May 1968:

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, a

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bound for

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, Pakistan crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Bombay Santa Cruz Airport. All 29 people on board (15 passengers and 14 crew members) died. In addition, there was one casualty on the ground.

1970s

1971–1972

* 10 November 1971: A Merpati Nusantara Vickers Viscount 828 (PK-MVS) "Sabang"

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into the sea off

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killing all 69 people on board. * 5 April 1972: a Merpati Nusantara Vickers Viscount was the subject of an attempted hijacking. The hijacker was killed.

1973

* 28 February 1973: A Merpati Nusantara Airlines DHC-6 crashed into terrain near Nabire, Papua, killing all 13 on board.

1974

* 22 April 1974:

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crashed into a hillside at Grogek, North Bali. The flight was a scheduled international flight from

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, with an intermediate stop at

Denpasar Denpasar (; Balinese script, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ) is the capital of Bali and the main gateway to the island. The city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands. With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali ...

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. All of the 96 passengers and 11 crew on board were killed. * 7 September 1974: a Garuda Indonesia

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crashed on approach to Tanjung Karang-Branti Airport. The aircraft crashed short of the runway while on approach in limited visibility. The aircraft eventually struck buildings near the runway and caught fire. 33 out of 36 people on board perished.

1975–1979

* 24 September 1975:

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crashed on approach to Palembang Airport. The accident, which was attributed to poor weather and fog, killed 25 out of 61 passengers and one person on the ground. * 4 November 1976: a Bali International Air Service Fokker F-27 was landing at Banjarmasin Airport when one of its propeller auto-feathered due to crew error. The plane crashed into the side of the runway and burst into flames. 29 out of 38 people on board were killed in the crash. * 7 February 1977: a Merpati Nusantara

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PK-NDH was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Tanjung Santan Airport. * 29 March 1977: A Merpati Nusantara DHC-6 Twin Otter stalled and crashed into the woods in Sulawesi after the pilot made an erroneous maneuver to evade an imminent collision with terrain. 13 people out of 23 people on board were killed. * 5 October 1978: A Merpati Nusantara Douglas C-47A (PK-NDI) burned out whilst parked at

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. * 11 July 1979: a Garuda Indonesia

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on a

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hit a volcano on approach to Medan Airport, Indonesia. All 61 people on board were killed.

1980s

1980

* 23 January 1980: a

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carrying 13 passengers and crews crashed onto a hill after being cleared to descent to 4,500 ft while on approach to Jakarta. All aboard were killed. * 26 August 1980: a

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Vickers Viscount 812 carrying 37 passengers and crews was en route to Jakarta's

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when a sudden shaking caused the pilots to issue a mayday call. The plane's right elevator malfunctioned and the aircraft turned to the left. The right elevator then detached from the plane and the plane went out of control. It crashed onto the ground in

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, killing all aboard. The investigation concluded that a fracture on the plane's spigot caused the elevator to fail.

1981

* 12 January 1981: a Garuda Indonesia

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PK-GIB overran the runway on landing at Ujung Pandang Airport,

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, Indonesia and was substantially damaged. The aircraft subsequently returned to service. * 28 March 1981:

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, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, PK-GNJ "Woyla", was hijacked on a domestic flight from Palembang to Medan by five heavily armed hijackers. The hijackers diverted the flight to Penang, and then to Bangkok. The hijackers demanded the release of 84 political prisoners in Indonesia. On the third day of the hijacking (31 March 1981) the airplane parked in Bangkok

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was stormed by Indonesian commandos One of the commandos was shot, probably by his comrades, as was the pilot, also probably by Indonesian commandos. The rest of the hostages were released unharmed. Two of the hijackers surrendered to the Thai commandos, but they were killed by the Indonesian commandos on the plane taking them back to Jakarta.

1982

* 20 March 1982: a Garuda Indonesia Fokker F-28 on a

overran the runway at Tanjung Karang-Branti Airport in bad weather. The aircraft subsequently burst into flames killing all 27 people on board. * 24 June 1982:

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from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, flew into a cloud of

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thrown up by the eruption of

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in West Java while flying over

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, resulting in the failure of all four engines. The aircraft was diverted to Jakarta while gliding out the ash cloud. All engines were successfully restarted, although one failed again soon after, allowing the aircraft to land safely at the

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in Jakarta.

1983

* 2 June 1983: a Garuda Indonesia Fokker F-28 was taking off from Tanjung-Karang Branti Airport, when it failed to lift off as a result of a crew error and overran the runway by 138 meters; killing 3 passengers.

1984

* 30 December 1984: a Garuda Indonesia

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on a domestic flight touched down too late and overran through a ditch, trees and a fence at

. The aircraft broke in 3 and caught fire. All 75 on board survived.

1985

* 21 November 1985: an Indonesian Air Force C-130H Hercules (A-1322) crashed into

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in North Sumatra. The aircraft crashed while flying from

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. All 10 crew were killed.

1986

* 3 October 1986: a

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operated by

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East Indonesia Air Taxi carrying 13 passengers and crews crashed onto Mount Takawirang while on approach to Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport in North Sulawesi. All aboard were killed.

1987

* 4 April 1987:

Garuda Indonesia Flight 035 Garuda Indonesia Flight 035 was a domestic Garuda Indonesia flight that struck a pylon and crashed on approach to Medan-Polonia Airport on 4 April 1987. 23 of the 45 passengers and crew on board were killed in the accident. Accident The airc ...

, a Douglas DC-9-30, struck power lines and crashed short of the runway at

Polonia International Airport Soewondo Air Force Base ( id, Pangkalan Udara Soewondo) is currently the military airbase of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Before 2013, this airport served commercial flights, and was known as Polonia International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara ...

due to possible windshear, killing 23 of 45 on board. * 30 November 1987: a

Merpati Nusantara Airlines PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines, operating as Merpati Nusantara Airlines, was an airline in Indonesia based in Central Jakarta, Jakarta. It operated scheduled domestic services to more than 25 destinations in Indonesia, as well as scheduled intern ...

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, named as Serui, carrying 17 passengers and crew members crashed while en route to

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in East Kalimantan. All aboard were killed.

1989

* 15 September 1989: a

DHC-6 The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate, then restarted ...

crashed while on approach to Bintuni's Steenkool Airport, killing all 22 passengers and crews on board.

1990s

1990

* 2 January 1990: a

operated by

Pelita Air Service PT Pelita Air Service, usually shortened to Pelita Air, or PAS, is a domestic airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its main base is Pondok Cabe Airport. Pelita Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety ...

suffered an engine failure shortly after taking off from Jakarta's

. The overloaded condition of the plane made it difficult to turn back to Jakarta. The aircraft was forced to ditch in the Java Sea. The plane touched down at Banten Bay and sank. At least 9 out of 16 people on board were killed in the incident. * 25 January 1990: a

Hawker Siddeley HS 748 The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed and initially produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. It was the last aircraft to be developed by Avro prior to its absorption by Hawker Siddeley. ...

operated by regional airliner Airfast Indonesia carrying 19 passengers and crews struck

Mount Rinjani Mount Rinjani ( id, Gunung Rinjani) is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: ''Nusa Tenggara Barat'', NTB). It rises to , making ...

while on approach to Mataram

Selaparang Airport Selaparang Airport , was the sole airport serving the island of Lombok and the city of Mataram, the capital of the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia until its closure on 30 September 2011. The IATA code ''AMI'' came from the nearby port ...

. All aboard were killed.

1991

* 9 May 1991:

Flight 7533, the

plane was carrying 13 passengers and crew members when it struck

Mount Klabat Mount Klabat is the highest volcano on Sulawesi island, located in the east of Manado city, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. A 170 × 250 m wide, shallow Volcanic crater lake, crater lake is found at the summit. There are no confirmed historical er ...

during its approach to

Sam Ratulangi Airport Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...

North Sulawesi North Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the Minahasa Peninsula of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia. It borders the Philippine province of Davao Occidental and Soccsks ...

in bad weather. All aboard were killed in the accident. * 5 October 1991: an Indonesian Air Force

C-130H Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 ...

(A-1324), piloted by Maj Syamsul Aminullah and Capt Bambang Soegeng, crashed into a building in Condet, East Jakarta. The aircraft were carrying 123

Paskhas The Kopasgat ( id, Komando Pasukan Gerak Cepat, Quick Reaction Forces Command) is the air force infantry and special forces corps of the Indonesian Air Force. The corps is also known as the Orange Berets ( in Indonesian) from the colour of the ...

troops that just took part in Indonesian National Armed Forces Day celebration in Jakarta. The crash killed 136 people, consisting of 12 crew, 123 troops and a security guard on the ground. * 25 October 1991: a Bali International Air Service

Britten-Norman Trislander The Britten-Norman Trislander (more formally designated the BN-2A Mk III Trislander) is an 18-seat three-engined piston-powered civilian utility aircraft produced in the 1970s and early 1980s by Britten-Norman of Britain. These STOL capable a ...

carrying 17 passengers and crews went missing above the Bornean jungle while circling over Sampit in

Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million, while the 2 ...

1992

* 24 July 1992:

Mandala Airlines Flight 660 Mandala Airlines Flight 660 was a scheduled passenger flight on 24 July 1992 which crashed in Indonesia into a mountain on Ambon Island as it attempted to land at Pattimura Airport in a heavy thunderstorm. Pilot error and windshear were blamed fo ...

– PK-RVU, a Vickers Viscount 816, was flying from

Makassar Makassar (, mak, ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, Mangkasara’, ) is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Med ...

South Sulawesi South Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Selatan) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital is Makassar. The province is bordered by Central Sula ...

Ambon, Maluku Ambon (formerly nl, Amboina) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Maluku. This city is also known as , which means "beautiful" or "pretty" Ambon. It covers a land area of 298.61 km2, and had a population of 331 ...

. Suddenly a strong gust of wind from above caused the plane to lose altitude rapidly. It slammed into the side of Inahau Hill in Mount Lalaboy. All 70 people on board perished. Investigators concluded the strong wind and pilot error were the cause of the crash. * 18 October 1992:

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601 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 ...

, an IPTN/CASA CN-235-10 (PK-MNN) struck the side of Mount Papandayan while on approach to Bandung, Indonesia, killing all 31 people on board. The plane lost contact with control tower while above Mount Puntang. A search and rescue team found the debris of the plane and no survivors. Merpati's sole female pilot was among the dead.

1993

* 9 January 1993, a

Bouraq Airlines Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, often shortened to Bouraq Airlines or just Bouraq, was an airline headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, which operated mostly domestic passenger flights out of its bases at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Sul ...

carrying 44 passengers and crews crashed onto a swamp shortly after taking off from

Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...

Juanda International Airport Juanda International Airport (JIA) ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda) , is an international airport located in Sedati, Sidoarjo. It is now the third busiest airport in Indonesia (after Soekarno-Hatta and Ngurah Rai airport). This airpo ...

after the crews reported a malfunction on one of the plane's engines. At least 15 people were killed in the crash. * 31 January 1993, a

operated by Pan Malaysian Air Transport carrying 16 passengers and crew members went missing above northern Sumatra while en route to

Banda Aceh Banda Aceh ( Acehnese: ''Banda Acèh'', Jawoë: كوتا بند اچيه) is the capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra and has an elevation of . The city covers an area of and had ...

Aceh Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...

. The wreckage was found approximately 17 years later by the Indonesian police. No survivors were found. * 1 July 1993,

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724 (MZ724/MNA724) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines from Pattimura Airport in Maluku's provincial capital Ambon to Jefman Airport in Sorong, Irian Jaya (currently ...

, a Fokker F28 Friendship, smashed into a hill and impacted on water after the crew lost control of the plane whilst on final approach to

Jefman Airport Jefman Airport was an airport in North Salawati, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, closed when the new Sorong Airport Domine Eduard Osok Airport is an airport in Sorong, Southwest Papua, Indonesia. It is one of the largest and bus ...

in Sorong, Papua. 41 people were killed.

1994

* 25 April 1994, a

Dirgantara Air Service Dirgantara Air Service was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operated scheduled domestic services, as well as charters and aerial work. Its main bases were Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta, Samarinda Airport, Syamsudin No ...

Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a British light utility aircraft and regional airliner designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. Still in production, the Islander is one of the best-selling commercial air ...

carrying 11 passengers and crews crashed onto Mount Saran Kayulapis in West Kalimantan while on approach to

Nanga Pinoh Airport Nanga Pinoh Airport is an airport in Nanga Pinoh, the capital city of Melawi Regency Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 2003 from part of Sintang Regency. It covers an area of 10,640.8 km2, an ...

Melawi Regency Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 2003 from part of Sintang Regency. It covers an area of 10,640.8 km2, and had a population of 178,645 at the 2010 Census, 195,667 at the 2015 Census and 228,270 ...

. Only one person survived. * 18 June 1994, a

Fokker F27 The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the Netherlands; the F27 was also one of the most successful Euro ...

carrying 12 passengers and crews crashed onto a mountain at an altitude of 2,295 ft while on approach to

Palu Palu, which is officially known as the City of Palu (Indonesian: ''Kota Palu''), is the capital and largest city of Central Sulawesi. Palu is located on the northwestern coast of Sulawesi and borders Donggala Regency to the north and west, Pari ...

Mutiara Airport Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie) , formerly Masovu Airport, is an airport near Palu,Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi (Indonesian: ''Sulawesi Tengah'') is a province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The 2010 census recorded a population of 2,635,009 for ...

. All aboard were killed. * 30 November 1994, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 422, a

Fokker F28 The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a twin-engined, short-range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. Following the Fokker F27 Friendship, an early and commercially successful turboprop-powered regional airliner, Fokke ...

overran the runway at

Achmad Yani International Airport Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Jenderal Ahmad Yani) is an airport that serves the city of Semarang, in Central Java, Indonesia. The airport is named in honor of Ahmad Yani (1922–1965), who is a Nat ...

with no casualties among the 85 on board.

1995

* 10 January 1995: Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6715, a

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate, then restarted ...

(PK-NUK) "Sangihe", went missing over the Molo Strait between

Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...

and

Rinca Rinca, also known as Rincah, Rindja, Rintja and Pintja, is a small island near Komodo and Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, within the West Manggarai Regency. It is one of the three largest islands included in Komodo National Park. Th ...

islands. As of November 2016, the aircraft was never found. Search and rescue operation were called off. All 14 people on board were presumed dead. * 9 August 1995: a

carrying 13 passengers and crews crashed onto Mount Kumawa during its descent to Kaimana Airport in Kaimana, Papua. All on board were killed in the crash.

1996

* 7 December 1996:

Dirgantara Air Service Flight 5940 Dirgantara Air Service Flight 5940 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight, operated by military-owned airline Dirgantara Air Service, from South Kalimantan's provincial capital of Banjarmasin to Sampit, the capital of the East Kotawaringin Re ...

, a

was taking off from Banjarmasin when one of its engine suddenly malfunctioned. The pilot had attempted to return to airport. However, it failed to reach its intended destination and crashed into an industrial factory, killing 18 people including 3 on the ground. 1 passenger survived the crash.

1997

* 19 April 1997: Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 – The plane was on approach to Buluh Tumbang Airport in

Belitung Belitung ( Belitung Malay: ''Belitong'', formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It covers , and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census. Administratively, it forms two regencies (Bel ...

when it suddenly stalled and banked to the left. It then crashed into the ground, killing 15 people. Investigators concluded pilot error was the cause of the accident. * 17 July 1997:

Sempati Air Flight 304 Sempati Air Flight 304 (SSR304) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight, flying from Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung, West Java to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta. On 17 July 1997, the aircraft operating the flight, ...

– A Fokker F27 crashed onto a residential area near

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

after one of its engines caught fire and failed in flight. 28 people were killed. * 26 September 1997:

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Garuda Indonesia from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta to Polonia International Airport, Medan in Indonesia. On 26 September 1997, the aircraft flying the rout ...

, an

Airbus A300B4-220 The Airbus A300 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus. In September 1967, aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom, France, and West Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a large airliner. West G ...

flying from Jakarta to Medan, crashed in Sibolangit, short of Medan airport in low visibility, killing all 234 people on board. The plane impacted terrain due to ATC error, and didn't aware that the plane was in close proximity to terrain as there were no visual references due to

1997 Southeast Asian haze The 1997 Southeast Asian haze was an international air pollution disaster that occurred during the second half of 1997, its after-effects causing widespread atmospheric visibility and health problems within Southeast Asia. Considered the most ...

. It is the deadliest aviation incident in

. * 19 December 1997:

SilkAir Flight 185 SilkAir Flight 185 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by a Boeing 737-300 from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia to Changi Airport in Singapore that crashed into the Musi River near Palembang, Su ...

, operated by a

Boeing 737-300 The Boeing 737 Classic is a series of narrow-body airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the second generation of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft. Development began in 1979 and the first variant, the 737-300, first flew in Febru ...

plunged into the

Musi River Musi may refer to: * Musi River (Indonesia) * Musi River (India), Telangana * Moosy River, Andhra Pradesh, India * Musi language, a Malay language spoken in Indonesia * Angelo Musi (1918–2009), American basketball player * Agostino de' Musi, real ...

during a routine flight from

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

to Singapore, killing all 104 people on board. The US

NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and incid ...

concluded that the crash resulted from an intentional act by a pilot, most likely the

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

. NTSB stated that the plane crashed due to

suicide by pilot Suicide by pilot is an aviation event in which a pilot deliberately crashes or attempts to crash an aircraft in a suicide attempt, sometimes to kill passengers on board or people on the ground. This is sometimes described as a murder–suici ...

, while Indonesian investigators couldn't determined the cause as because of lack of evidence. The

Los Angeles County Superior Court The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, is the California superior court with jurisdiction over Los Angeles County, which includes the city of Los Angeles. It is the largest single unified trial court in the United States. The ...

suggested that the cause of crash was due to rudder failure.

2000s

2000

* 18 November 2000:

Dirgantara Air Service Flight 3130 Dirgantara Air Service Flight 3130 (DIR3130/AW3130) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Dirgantara Air Service from Datah Dawai Airport, Malinau Regency, East Kalimantan to its provincial capital's airport, Temindung Airport, S ...

failed to take off from Datah Dawai Airport in East Kalimantan and crashed to nearby forest due to overloading. No passengers or crew were killed however everyone was injured. Investigation found an astonishing fact that the pilot voluntarily endangered the occupants by accepting bribes to let a handful of passengers board the already fully loaded aircraft.

2001

* 20 December 2001: an Indonesian Air Force

L-100 Hercules The Lockheed L-100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the prolific C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft made by the Lockheed Corporation. Its first flight occurred in 1964. Longer L-100-20 and L-100-30 versions were developed. L-100 pr ...

(A-1329), piloted by Capt Rida Hermawan, overshoot the runway and then burned while landing on

Malikus Saleh Airport Malikus Saleh Airport is an airport located in Pinto Makmur, Muara Batu, North Aceh Regency, Aceh province. The airport operated by Pertamina, and later by Government of North Aceh Regency. History The airport was built by PT Arun NGL to facil ...

in Aceh. The aircraft were carrying 80 passengers. There were no fatalities in this incident.

2002

* 14 January 2002: Lion Air Flight 386, a Boeing 737-200 crashed on take-off and was written off at

Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II) , is an international airport that serves the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The airport is often referred to as SSK II, SSK or Sultan Sya ...

. Everyone on board survived. * 16 January 2002:

Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia travelling about from Ampenan to Yogyakarta. On January 16, 2002, the flight encountered severe thunderstorm activity during approac ...

en route from

Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is rou ...

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

was forced to make an emergency landing in poor weather on the

Bengawan Solo River The Solo River (known in Indonesian as Bengawan Solo, with ''Bengawan'' being an Old Javanese word for ''river'', and ''Solo'' derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java, it is approximately 600& ...

, due to an engine

flameout In aviation, a flameout (or flame-out) is the run-down of a jet engine or other turbine engine due to the extinction of the flame in its combustor. The loss of flame can have a variety of causes, such as fuel starvation, excessive altitude, comp ...

caused by water and hail ingestion. In the process, the cabin floor suddenly ripped, causing two flight attendants to be sucked out. One person, a stewardess, was killed in the accident. The remaining 59 people survived. * 28 March 2002: two Indonesian Air Force Hawk Mk.53s from 15th Air Squadron collided mid air during an aerobatic exercise at

Iswahyudi Air Force Base Iswahjudi Air Force Base, Iswahjudi Airport or Iswahjudi Airfield is an airfield operated by the Indonesian Air Force. It is the main base of several squadrons of Indonesian jet fighters, including: *Skadron Udara 3 "Sarang Naga" (Dragon's Nes ...

, East Java. The Hawk TT-5310 piloted by Capt Andis Solichin and Capt Weko Nartomo while TT-5311 piloted by Maj Syahbudin Nur Hutasuhut and Capt Masrial. Both aircraft collided while doing victory roll maneuver during an exercise. * 16 July 2002: a

operated by

Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC) was an airline based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. It operated scheduled and charter domestic/regional passenger and cargo services, as well as pleasure and business flights. Its main base was Polonia In ...

crashed onto a mountain near Nunukan while approaching Long Bawang Airport. A total of 9 passengers and crews on board were killed in the crash. The sole survivor, Bangau, managed to walk through the forest for 5 days before finally being found by local villagers. * 7 November 2002: a

operated by Dirgantara Air Services crashed onto a swamp after a reported in-flight engine failure, shortly after taking off from

Tarakan Tarakan is an island and the largest city of the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. The island city is located in northern Borneo, midway along the coast of the province. The city boundaries are co-extensive with the island (including a co ...

Juwata Airport Juwata International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Juwata) is an international airport in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Tarakan which is off the coast of Borneo. The airport was the main Allied ob ...

. At least 7 people on board were killed and 3 others survived the crash.

2004

* 7 September 2004: human rights activist

Munir Said Thalib Munir Said Thalib (8 December 1965 – 7 September 2004) was an Indonesian activist. Founder of the Kontras human rights organisation and laureate of the 2000 Right Livelihood Award, Munir was assassinated in 2004 while travelling to Utrecht ...

was murdered on Garuda Indonesia Flight 974. Garuda's CEO at the time, Indra Setiawan, his deputy Rohainil Aini, and pilot

Pollycarpus Priyanto Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto (26 January 1961 – 17 October 2020) was an Indonesian pilot for Garuda Indonesia airline and an alleged agent of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (BIN). He was involved in the murder of human rights ac ...

were all convicted of his murder. Garuda was found negligent in refusing to perform an emergency landing and was ordered to pay compensation to Munir's widow. The airline then failed to pay the compensation. * 30 November 2004:

Lion Air Flight 583 Lion Air Flight 538 (JT 538) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, to Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, with a stopover at Adi Sumarmo Airport, Surakarta, Indonesia. On 30 November ...

, a

McDonnell Douglas MD-82 The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second gener ...

, was landing during a rainy condition at

Adisumarmo International Airport Adisumarmo International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Adisumarmo) is an airport in Boyolali Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. It is located 14 km north of Surakarta city. It is the main airport of Boyolali and Surakarta and the ...

when it overran the runway and crashed onto an embankment and a cemetery. 25 people died.

2005

* 12 April 2005: a

DHC-6 Twin Otter The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate, then restarted ...

operated by Germania Trisila (GT) Air went missing above the Papuan jungle just 10 minutes after taking off from

Timika Airport Timika is a chartered city (''kota''), and the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Central Papua, Indonesia. At the 2020 Census, the district which includes the town (it remains administratively within the Regency, rather than having ...

with 14 passengers and 3 crew members. Search and rescue team eventually found the wreckage of the plane 5 days later at a ravine with no survivors. * 21 July 2005: an Indonesian Air Force CN-235 (A-2301) crashed while on landing approach to

, Aceh. 3 Indonesian Army officers were killed, while 11 passengers including 2 flight crew were seriously injured. * 5 September 2005:

Mandala Airlines Flight 91 Mandala Airlines Flight 091 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Medan to Jakarta, operated by Mandala Airlines with a Boeing 737-200Adv. On September 5, 2005 at 10:15 a.m. WIB (UTC+7), the aircraft stalled and crashed into a heavily ...

shook violently, stalled and crashed into a residential neighborhood in

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...

. A total of 149 people were killed in Indonesia's deadliest air disaster involving ground fatalities. Flight crew took-off with flaps and slats retracted.

2006

* 11 February 2006: Adam Air Flight 782, registration number PK-KKE (c/n 23773), lost navigational and communications systems twenty minutes into a flight from Jakarta to

. The plane was subsequently flown into a radar "black spot" and was lost for several hours, eventually making an emergency landing at

Tambolaka Airport Lede Kalumbang Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Lede Kalumbang) , formerly Tambolaka Airport, is an airport in Tambolaka, Southwest Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It inaugurated a new terminal in 2015, which improved passenger services fro ...

Sumba Sumba ( id, Pulau Sumba) is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands and is in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sumba has an area of , and the population was 779,049 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as a ...

.B737 makes emergency landing after nav and comm systems failure
–

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– retrieved March 4, 2007. * 4 March 2006: Lion Air Flight 8987, a

, crashed after landing at

. Reverse thrust was used during landing, although the left thrust reverser was stated to be out of service. This caused the aircraft to veer to the right and skid off the runway, coming to rest about from the approach end of the runway. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was badly damaged. * 17 November 2006: A

Trigana Air Service Trigana Air (registered as Trigana Air Service) is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. History The company commenced operations in early 1991 with two Beechcraft King Air 200 fixed-wing aircraft, and by the end of that year had added two l ...

carrying 12 passengers and crew members went missing above Papua while en route to Ilaga. The wreckage was eventually found on the next day, located in the mountainous

Puncak Jaya Puncak Jaya (; literally "Glorious Peak") or Carstensz Pyramid, Mount Jayawijaya or Mount Carstensz () on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of , is the list of islands by highest point, highest mountain peak of an island on Earth. Th ...

region, with no survivors. * 24 December 2006: Lion Air Flight 792, a

Boeing 737-400 The Boeing 737 Classic is a series of narrow-body airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the second generation of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft. Development began in 1979 and the first variant, the 737-300, first flew in Februa ...

, landed with an incorrect flap configuration and was not aligned with the runway. The plane landed hard and skidded along the runway causing the right main landing gear to detach, the left gear to protrude through the wing and some of the aircraft fuselage to be wrinkled. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was

written off A write-off is a reduction of the recognized value of something. In accounting, this is a recognition of the reduced or zero value of an asset. In income tax statements, this is a reduction of taxable income, as a recognition of certain expenses ...

2007

* 1 January 2007: ATC lost contact with

Adam Air Flight 574 Adam Air Flight 574 (KI574 or DHI574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Adam Air between the Indonesian cities of Surabaya and Manado that crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi on 1 January 2007. All 102 ...

en route from

(

SUB Sub is a common abbreviation of words beginning with the prefix "sub-". Sub or SUB may also refer to Places * Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia, IATA code SUB Computing and technology * , an HTML tag for subscript * SUB designate ...

) to

( MDC). The aircraft, a

with registration code of PK-KKW (c/n 24070), had 96 passengers and 6 crew. On 10 January, parts of the aircraft's tail stabilizer were found 300 meters offshore in

Makassar Strait Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. To the north it joins the Celebes Sea, while to the south it meets the Java Sea. To the northeast, it forms the Sangkulirang Bay south of the Mangkalihat Pe ...

. All 102 people were killed. The crash was attributed to

pilot error Pilot error generally refers to an Aviation accidents and incidents, accident in which an action or decision made by the Aircraft pilot#Airline, pilot was the cause or a contributing factor that led to the accident, but also includes the pi ...

after the pilots failed to properly fly the plane in response to the failure of the aircraft's

inertial navigation system An inertial navigation system (INS) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors ( gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (dire ...

* 21 February 2007:

Adam Air Flight 172 Adam Air Flight 172 was a scheduled domestic Airline, passenger flight from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to Juanda Airport, Surabaya. On 21 February 2007, the Boeing 737 Classic, Boeing 737-300 operating the flight made a hard landing ...

, a

aircraft flying from Jakarta to Surabaya with registration PK-KKV (c/n 27284), had a hard landing at

. The incident caused the fuselage of the plane to crack and bend at the middle, with the tail of the plane drooping towards the ground. There were no reports of serious injuries from the incident.Indonesia's aviation safety agency to publish preliminary report into New Year's Day Adam Air crash despite failure to locate black boxes
– www.flightglobal.com – Obtained March 5, 2007. * 7 March 2007:

Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200/GIA 200) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft overran the runway, crashed into a rice field and burs ...

, a

flying from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, bounced three times after suffering a hard landing at

Adisucipto International Airport Adisutjipto (or Adisucipto) Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Adisutjipto) is an airport serving the Yogyakarta Special Region, Yogyakarta area on the island of Java (island), Java, Indonesia. It was formerly the principal international airport servin ...

. The aircraft overran the runway and crashed onto a nearby embankment. 21 people were killed. Investigators found the pilot did not extend the flaps to the recommended position and was fixated on landing the aircraft immediately, even though it was traveling too fast. * 28 June 2007: Concerns on Indonesia's poor aviation safety record, particularly after the crash of

and

earlier in the year, caused the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

to issue a ban on every Indonesian airliners from entering European airspace.

2008

* 10 March 2008: an Adam Air

aircraft flying from

Batam Batam is the largest city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. The city administrative area covers three main islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang (collectively called Barelang), as well as several small islands. Batam Island is the cor ...

with registration PK-KKT (c/n 24353), skidded 75 metres off the end of the runway while landing in Batam. All passengers survived and two were treated for shock. The plane sustained damage to one wing. * 26 June 2008: an Indonesian Air Force NC-212-200 (A-2106) crashed into

Mount Salak Mount Salak ( id, Gunung Salak, su, Gunung Salak) is an eroded volcano in West Java, Indonesia. It has several satellite cones on its southeast flank and the northern foot, along with two additional craters at the summit. Mount Salak has been e ...

while en route from

Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma) is an international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The airport is located in East Jakarta and the airfield is conjoined with the Halim Perdanakusum ...

Atang Senjaya Airport Atang Senjaya Airport or Atang Senjaya Airbase is a small airbase operated by Indonesian Air Force. Located at Atang Senjaya, Kemang, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia, this airport has a single runway lane of 1.400 m. The airport is named afte ...

. 13 passengers and 5 crew were killed. * 27 August 2008: Sriwijaya Air Flight 62, a Boeing 737-200 (PK-CJG) overran the runway when landing at

Sultan Thaha Airport Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin) (formerly WIPA) is an airport in Jambi City in the Jambi province of Indonesia. It is located in the Paalmerah suburb of Jambi. This airport is named after Sultan T ...

after a hydraulic leak caused the brakes to fail. A total of 26 people were injured, including one person on the ground who later succumbed to his injuries.

2009

* 23 February 2009: Lion Air Flight 972, a

landed without the nose gear at

Hang Nadim International Airport Hang Nadim International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Hang Nadim) is an international airport located in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. It is named after Laksamana Hang Nadim Pahlawan Kechik, a legendary warrior from the region. ...

, Batam. * 9 March 2009: Lion Air Flight 793, a

McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 The McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) MD-90 is an American five-abreast single-aisle airliner developed by McDonnell Douglas from its successful model MD-80. The airliner was produced by the developer company until 1997 and then by Boeing Comm ...

(registration PK-LIL) ran off the runway at

Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Soekarno–Hatta International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno–Hatta) , abbreviated SHIA or Soetta, formerly legally called Jakarta Cengkareng Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Jakarta Cengkareng) (hence the IATA designator "CGK" ...

. No-one was injured. * 6 April 2009: an Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27-400M crashed into a hangar at

Husein Sastranegara International Airport Husein Sastranegara International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Husein Sastranegara, Sundanese: ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮁ ᮅᮓᮛ ᮄᮔ᮪ᮒᮨᮁᮔᮞᮤᮇᮔᮜ᮪ ᮠᮥᮞᮨᮄᮔ᮪ ᮞᮞ᮪ᮒᮢᮔᮨᮌᮛ) is an airport in Ban ...

, Bandung. 6 crew and 18 passengers were killed. *17 April 2009:

Mimika Air Flight 514 Mimika Air Flight 514 was a chartered passenger flight operated by Mimika Air with a Pilatus PC-6 Porter from Ilaga, Papua to Mulia, a town nearby. On the morning of 17 April 2009, while en route to Mulia, the aircraft impacted Mount Gergaji, ki ...

, a

Pilatus PC-6 Porter The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 was produced at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine- an ...

crashed upside down into Mount Gergaji in Papua due to pilot disorientation, killing all 11 people on board. Investigators blamed the pilot for the crash. * 11 May 2009: an Indonesian Air Force C-130B Hercules (A-1302) skidded off the runway as one of its landing gear is detached while landing at

Wamena Airport Wamena Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Wamena) is an airport serving the town of Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. The airport also serves the neighboring Lanny Jaya Regency and Tolikara Regency. It is currently the only airpor ...

, Papua. There were no fatalities, but two people were injured as the result of the accident. * 20 May 2009: an Indonesian Air Force L-100-30 Hercules (A-1325), piloted by Maj Danu Setiawan,

into paddy field near residential area in Magetan, East Java. The aircraft crashed while preparing to land at

. The aircraft were carrying Armed Forces members and their families. 98 passengers and 2 people on the ground were killed, while at least 15 people were injured. * 2 August 2009:

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760D was a domestic commercial passenger 50-minutes flight, flying from Sentani Airport in Papua's Province Jayapura to Oksibil Airport in Oksibil, Indonesia operated by a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 30 ...

, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 crashed on the island of

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

, about north of Oksibil. All 16 people on board were killed. Pilot error was blamed for the

controlled flight into terrain In aviation, a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT; usually ) is an aviation accidents and incidents, accident in which an airworthy aircraft, under aircraft pilot, pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a mountain, a body of ...

(CFIT). * 3 December 2009: a Merpati Nusantara

Fokker 100 The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, an ...

PK-MJD made an emergency landing at

El Tari Airport El Tari International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional El Tari) is an airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport is named after El Tari (1926–1978), the governor of East Nusa Tenggara from 1966 to 1978. The airpor ...

Kupang Kupang ( id, Kota Kupang, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 C ensus, it had a population of 442,758; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 455,850. It is the largest ci ...

when the left main gear failed to extend. There were no injuries among the passengers and crew.

2010s

2010

* 13 April 2010:

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836 was a scheduled domestic flight between Sorong and Manokwari, Indonesia. On 13 April 2010, the flight, operated by Boeing 737-300 PK-MDE, overran the runway on landing. The aircraft broke into three pieces. ...

– A Boeing 737 operated by Merpati Airlines overran the runway in

Manokwari Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Papua. It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status. It is also the administrative seat of Manokwari Regency. However, under pro ...

with 109 people on board. The plane impacted terrain and broke up into three pieces. All 109 people on board survived; 44 people suffered minor injuries. * 2 November 2010: Lion Air Flight 712, a

(registration PK-LIQ) overran the runway on landing at

Supadio Airport Supadio International Airport ( Indonesian: ''Bandar Udara Internasional Supadio'') , formerly known as Sei Durian Airport or Sungai Durian Airport, is an international airport located 17 km from Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The ai ...

Pontianak Pontianak or Khuntien is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded first as a trading port on the island of Borneo, occupying an area of 118.31 km2 in the delta of the Kapuas River at a point where it is joined by ...

, coming to rest on its belly and sustaining damage to its nose gear. All 174 passengers and crew evacuated by the emergency slides, with few injuries.

2011

* 7 May 2011: a Merpati Nusantara

Xian MA60 The Xian MA60 (新舟60, ''Xīnzhōu liùshí'', "Modern Ark 60") is a turboprop-powered airliner produced by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The MA60 is a stretched version ...

PK-MZK, operating on the Sorong-Kaimana route,

onto the sea several meters from Kaimana Airport. The aircraft was on approach to Kaimana in Papua when it impacted water 500 meters from the runway. A total of 25 people were killed in the incident. The Captain chose to abort landing and performed a sharp left turn. It was also revealed that the Captain didn't retract the flaps properly causing the plane to lose altitude rapidly. * 29 September 2011: Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823 – As the aircraft flying quite low over

Gunung Leuser National Park Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km2 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of North Sumatra and Aceh provinces, a fourth portion and three-fourths portion, respectively. The national park, settled ...

, the crews encountered a thick cloud. Knowing that there were no other options as there were no gaps between the cloud, thus forcing them to fly into the cloud. But without any visual reference, the plane lost altitude and impacted terrain. All 18 people were killed. * 3 December 2011, a Merpati Nusantara

passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Larat-Watidar Airport, Indonesia. There were three crew members and 19 passengers on board. Two passenger suffered minor injuries.

2012

* 9 May 2012: a Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crashed on a demonstration flight operating from

, Jakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft hit the cliff in

, a

volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...

in the province of

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

, killing all 37 passengers and 8 crew aboard. The plane was on a demonstration flight in Indonesia, carrying potential customers and reporters. But few minutes later the plane impacted

with 'no chance of survival'. Final reports indicated that the crews ignored the Terrain Warning System. They thought that the warning system was broken so they turned off the warning system while engaging in a conversation with a potential customer. Unbeknownst to them that the plane was in extreme proximity with terrain. * 21 June 2012: an Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 (A-2708) crashed into residential area near

, Jakarta. 11 people were killed, consisting of 7 occupants and 4 people on the ground. 11 people on the ground were also injured.

2013

* 13 April 2013:

Lion Air Flight 904 Lion Air Flight 904 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia. On April 13, 2013, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight crashed in ...

, a Boeing 737-800 (registration PK-LKS; c/n 38728) from Bandung to Denpasar with 108 people on board, crashed into the water near

, Bali, while attempting to land. The aircraft's fuselage broke into two parts. While Indonesian officials reported the aircraft crashed short of the runway, reporters and photographers from Reuters and the Associated Press indicated that the plane overshot the runway. All passengers and crew were evacuated from the aircraft and there were no fatalities. * 10 June 2013: a

PK-MZO, operating

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bajawa to Kupang, Indonesia. On 10 June 2013, the Xian MA60 twin turboprop operating the route crashed on the runway while landing at Kupang's El Tari Airport ...

from Bajawa to

with 50 people on board, crash-landed at

airport in

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...

. Twenty five passengers were injured. The aircraft, which has been damaged beyond repair, lay on its belly on the runway with its engines jammed face down into the tarmac and its wings bent forward. * 6 August 2013: Lion Air Flight 892, a Boeing 737-800 (registration PK-LKH; c/n 37297) from Makassar to Gorontalo with 117 passengers and crew on board, collided into a cow in

Jalaluddin Airport Jalaluddin Airport , formerly known as Tolotio Airport, is an airport in Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia . It is located 30 km west of Gorontalo's city center. It is operated by Ministry of Transportation. The new terminal, which has ...

. All people on board survived.

2014

* 1 February 2014: Lion Air Flight 361, a

Boeing 737-900ER The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as 737NG, or 737 Next Gen, is a narrow-body aircraft powered by two jet engines and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Launched in 1993 as the third generation derivative of the Boein ...

(registration PK-LFH; c/n 35710), from

Balikpapan Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is the financial center of Kalimantan. Balikpapan is the city with the largest economy in Kalimantan with an estimated 2 ...

Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan) (IATA: BPN, ICAO: WALL), also known as Sepinggan Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Bal ...

in Denpasar/Bali via

, with 222 passengers and crew on board, landed hard and bounced four times on the runway, causing a tail strike and substantial damage to the plane. There were no casualties, but two passengers were seriously injured and three others had minor injuries. MH-60R Seahawk helicopter supports AirAsia Flight QZ8501 search operations 150110-N-DC018-125

MH-60R Seahawk helicopter supports AirAsia Flight QZ8501 search operations 150110-N-DC018-125

* 28 December 2014: The

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Indonesia AirAsia from Surabaya, Java, Indonesia, to Singapore. On 28 December 2014, the Airbus A320 flying the route crashed into the Java Sea, killing al ...

aircraft, operating the route from Surabaya to Singapore, crashed into the

during bad weather, killing all 155 passengers and seven crew on board. A little crack in solder caused a significant electrical interruption to the

rudder travel limiter A rudder travel limiter, or rudder limiter, is a controlling device in an aircraft used to mechanically limit the maximum rudder deflection. Background An aircraft rudder is a flight control surface used to control rotation around its vertical ...

. The crews tried to fix the problem, but just made it worse as they pulled the circuit breakers off, causing protection system to go off. Subsequent miscommunication later caused the plane to plunge into the Java Sea. Had the crews not pulled the circuit breakers, the flight would have made it through to their destination. It remains the third deadliest aviation accident in Indonesia.

2015

* 30 June 2015: an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed near a residential neighbourhood with 12 crew and 109 passengers on board shortly after taking off from

, killing all aboard, along with 22 people on the ground. * 16 August 2015:

Trigana Air Service Flight 267 Trigana Air Flight 267 was a scheduled passenger flight from Sentani to Oksibil in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua. On 16 August 2015, the ATR 42 turboprop operating the service crashed on approach in the Bintang highlands region of O ...

– The ATR 42 was on final leg to Oksibil Airport when it suddenly slammed into Tangok Mountain, few miles from the airport. Search and rescue teams found that none of the 54 people on board survived the crash. Both black boxes were retrieved by the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT). A preliminary report indicated the plane hit the terrain instantaneously, indicating a

CFIT In aviation, a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT; usually ) is an accident in which an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, is unintentionally flown into the ground, a mountain, a body of water or an obstacle. In a typical CFIT scenario, ...

* 2 October 2015:

Aviastar Flight 7503 Aviastar Flight 7503 was a regional flight from Masamba to Makassar, Indonesia. On 2 October 2015, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft serving the route went missing with 10 on board near Palopo minutes after takeoff. There was n ...

– Missing over

, SAR team later found that debris have been found in Latimojong Mountain. As they reach the crash site, there were no survivors found. All 10 people on board were killed in the crash.

2016

* 4 April 2016: Batik Air Flight 7703 – While taking off from

, the Boeing 737-800's left wingtip collided with a towed (across the active runway) TransNusa Air Services

ATR 42-600 The ATR 42 is a regional airliner produced by Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR, with final assembly in Toulouse, France. On 4 November 1981, the aircraft was launched with ATR, as a joint venture between French Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and Ae ...

. The wingtip sliced off the ATR 42's left wing and

vertical stabilizer A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft. The term is commonly applied to the assembly of both this fixed surface and one or more movable rudders hinged to it. Their role is to provide control, sta ...

, destroying it. The Boeing's left wing then caught fire. All passengers and crew were evacuated unharmed. * 14 June 2016: A Cessna Citation 208 Grand Caravan belonging to Associated Mission Aviation (AMA) crashed into three traditional honai houses in Papua. Seven people were injured, including the American pilot. * 18 December 2016: an Indonesian Air Force C-130H (A-1334) crashed into Mount Lisuwa while preparing to land at

, Papua. 13 people perished, consisting of 12 crew and a passenger.

2018

*29 October 2018:

Lion Air Flight 610 Lion Air Flight 610 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta to Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang in Indonesia. On 29 October 2018, the Boeing 737 MAX operating the route crashed into th ...

– Less than 15 minutes after taking off from

, the

Boeing 737 MAX 8 The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the Boeing 737, a narrow-body airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), a division of American company Boeing. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) and competes with t ...

crashed into the

. 189 people were pronounced dead, making it the second-deadliest air disaster in the country's history.

2019

*28 June 2019:

Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its ...

– A military Mi-17 helicopter with registration number HA-5138 carrying twelve people crashed on a flight from Oksibil to Jayapura in Papua province, killing all on board and their military weapons and ammunitions were seized by the

Free Papua Movement "Free Papua Movement" ( id, Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM, tpi, Fri Wes Papua Grup) is an umbrella term for the independence movement established during 1965 in the West Papuan or West New Guinea territory which is currently being administrat ...

rebels.

2020s

2020

*23 March 2020:

- A

CASA/IPTN CN-235 The CASA/IPTN CN-235 is a medium-range twin-engined transport aircraft that was jointly developed by CASA of Spain and Indonesian manufacturer IPTN. It is operated as both a regional airliner and military transport; its primary military roles ...

with registration number A-2909 cargo plane was shot with five bullets from an

M-16 The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-roun ...

assault rifle by a faction of the

while flying over Serambakon district in Oksibil, Bintang regency, Papua, from Sentani, Jayapura. The

rebels took responsibility through its spokesperson, Sebby Sambom, who resides in Papua New Guinea. *12 May 2020:

Mission Aviation Fellowship Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is a Christian organization that provides aviation, communications, and learning technology services to more than 1,000 Christian and humanitarian agencies, as well as thousands of isolated missionaries and indi ...

– An American pilot Joyce Chaisin Lin, 40, died when her plane malfunctioned while she was on her way to deliver COVID-19 rapid test kits to a remote Indonesian village in Mamit Sentani, in Papua province, in a

Quest Kodiak The Daher Kodiak (formerly Quest Kodiak) is an American utility aircraft designed by and originally manufactured by Quest Aircraft. Manufacturing was taken over by Daher in 2019 after its purchase of Quest Aircraft. The high-wing, unpressuri ...

aircraft. She was a missionary with the Mission Aviation Fellowship, in an effort to bring test kits to the local clinic. Within minutes of takeoff, she reported an emergency but the aircraft fell into Lake Sentani *6 June 2020:

– A Russian-built Mi-17 helicopter of the Indonesian military on a training mission, about an hour after taking off from the provincial capital, Semarang crashed into an industrial area in Kendal, Central Java, killing 4 people, five others were hospitalized with serious injuries. *15 June 2020:

- A Hawk 209 registration TT-0209, piloted by 1st Lt Apriyanto, crashed into residential area near Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Pekanbaru. The aircraft crashed while on landing approach. The pilot ejected safely and there are no casualty.

2021

*9 January 2021:

Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, Indonesia. Five minutes after departing from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport on 9 January 2021, the Boeing 737-500 experienced an upset and cr ...

- Shortly after taking off from

, the

Boeing 737-500 The Boeing 737 Classic is a series of narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the second generation of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft. Development began in 1979 and the first variant, the 737-300, ...

went missing and debris was later found amid the Kepulauan Seribu islands off Jakarta. All 62 passengers and crew on board are ultimately presumed dead. This accident is currently under investigation. *15 September 2021: A Rimbun Air

de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate, then restarted ...

operating a freight flight from Nabire to Intan Jaya, crashed into trees on approach to Intan Jaya in a heavy fog; all 3 crew members perished. *25 October 2021: A Smart Air

Cessna 208 Caravan The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna. The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The production model was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA ...

crashed on landing at Ilaga Airport; killing one pilot.

Notes

All accident and incident references to the

database are sub-pages of their main website
http://aviation-safety.net

References

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