Indonesia aviation disasters

Indonesia’s poor air safety record is again in the spotlight after the country’s third major airline crash in just over six years


Boeing 737-500

Jan 9, 14.37 local time:
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
departs from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with
62 people on board

14:40: Plane reaches 10,900ft (3,322m)

Altitude drops to 250ft (76m) in less than one minute before signal is lost

INDONESIA
Java Sea
6km 3.5 miles
JAKARTA


INDIAN OCEAN
Sumatra
Java
Kalimantan
Sulawesi
INDONESIA
PACIFIC OCEAN
West Papua
400km 250 miles

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INDONESIA’S DEADLIEST AIR CRASHES (Since 1997)

1 Oct 29, 2018 			Lion Air Flight 610*
Boeing Max 737			Deaths: 189

2 Jun 30, 2015 			Indonesian Air Force C-130 
Lockheed C-130 Hercules		Deaths: 143

3 Dec 28, 2014 			Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 
Airbus A320-216			Deaths: 162

4 May 20, 2009 			Indonesian Air Force (A-1325) 
Lockheed C-130H Hercules 	Deaths: 99

5 Jan 1, 2007 			Adam Air Flight 574
Boeing 737-4Q8			Deaths: 102

6 Sep 5, 2005 			Mandala Airlines Flight 91 
Boeing 737-230			Deaths: 149

7 Dec 19, 1997 			SilkAir Flight 185 
Boeing 737-36N			Deaths: 104

8 Sep 26, 1997 			Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 		
Airbus A300B4-220		Deaths: 234

*Contributed to global grounding of 737 MAX


Sources: Flightradar24.com, Aviation Safety Network
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