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 burst into flames while landing at Adisucipto International Airport on 7 March 2007. Twenty passengers and one flight attendant were killed.: 7 Both pilots survived, and were fired shortly after the accident occurred. 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.
PK-GZC, the involved aircraft, in 2005. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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