![]() The aftermath of Flight 152 | |
Accident | |
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Date | 26 September 1997 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in low visibility |
Site | Sibolangit, near Polonia International Airport, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia 03°20′28.2″N 98°34′26.6″E / 3.341167°N 98.574056°E |
Aircraft | |
![]() PK-GAI, the aircraft involved in the accident in 1988 | |
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 International Airport, Tangerang, Indonesia |
Destination | Polonia Internationall 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, 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]