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Source : The Jakarta Post
JAKARTA (JP): A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 jetliner, which served Jakarta-Yogyakarta route, was burned Wednesday at 7:14 a.m. after making a hard landing in Adi Sucipto Airport, Yogyakarta. Metro TV station quoted Minister of Transportation that 76 passengers had been evacuated, but it was not clear yet whether there were alive or dead. They were admitted to Harjo Lukito Hospital, Yogyakarta. The fate of the remaining 57 passengers was unknown, the TV station said.
A survivor Haryana said the airplane looked in normal condition when taking off from Jakarta and landing in Yogyakarta. The weather was also good, he added ”The airplane indeed made a landing although it was not a smooth one. Then, the jetliner could not just stop and hit the airport gate before finally burned,” the survivor said. Ari Safari, Garuda Indonesia operational director, said he could not conclude anything yet from the incident as investigation was still underway. He said the jetliner age was between eight and 10 years old.
Garuda also had accident in 1995 with fire on airplane, in Japan.
 In 1995, a DC-10 bound for Indonesia from Japan, overshot a runway during takeoff and burstnto flames.
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