Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 (GA152/GIA152) was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Garuda Indonesia from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, to Polonia International Airport, Medan, in Indonesia. On 26 September 1997, the aircraft flying the route crashed into mountainous woodlands near the village of Buah Nabar, Sibolangit, killing all 222 passengers and 12 crew members on board. It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Indonesia's history.
PK-GAI, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar in 1988 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 September 1997 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error, ATC error, and GPWS malfunction |
| Site | Pancur Batu, Deli Serdang, near Polonia Int'l Airport, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia 03°20′28.2″N 98°34′26.6″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A300B4-220 |
| Operator | Garuda Indonesia |
| IATA flight No. | GA152 |
| ICAO flight No. | GIA152 |
| Call sign | INDONESIA 152 |
| Registration | PK-GAI |
| Flight origin | Soekarno-Hatta Int'l Airport, Tangerang, Indonesia |
| Destination | Polonia Int'l Airport, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Occupants | 234 |
| Passengers | 222 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 234 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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