Aviation accident in Sibolangit, Indonesia, killing 234
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
PK-GAI, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar in 1988
Accident
Date
26 September 1997 (1997-09-26)
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain in low visibility
Site
Pancur Batu, Deli Serdang, near Polonia Int'l Airport, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia 03°20′28.2″N98°34′26.6″E / 3.341167°N 98.574056°E / 3.341167; 98.574056
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
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.[1] It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Indonesia's history.[2][3]
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