Accident | |
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Date | 7 March 2007 |
Summary | Runway overrun and nose gear collapse due to pilot error |
Site | Adisutjipto International Airport, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 7°47′19″S 110°25′11″E / 7.78861°S 110.41972°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-497 |
Operator | Garuda Indonesia |
IATA flight No. | GA200 |
ICAO flight No. | GIA200 |
Call sign | INDONESIA 200 |
Registration | PK-GZC |
Flight origin | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport |
Destination | Adisucipto International Airport |
Occupants | 140 |
Passengers | 133 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 21 |
Injuries | 112 (12 serious) |
Survivors | 119 |
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.[1] The aircraft overran the runway, crashed into a rice field and burst into flames while landing at Adisucipto International Airport on 7 March 2007. Twenty passengers and one flight attendant were killed.[2]: 7 Both pilots survived, and were fired shortly after the accident occurred.[3] It was the fifth hull-loss of a Boeing 737 in Indonesia within less than six months and was the most recent accident with fatalities involving the airline.[4]