Boeing B737-200 PK-RIM

5 September 2005 · Medan, Indonesia · Fatal

Summary

On 5 September 2005 at about 10:04 local time, a Boeing B737-200 registered PK-RIM, operated by Mandala Airlines, was involved in an accident near Medan, Indonesia. 161 people were on board and 101 died. 44 people on the ground also died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 5 September 2005 at 10:04
Classification: Accident
Location: Medan, Indonesia
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing B737-200
Registration: PK-RIM
Operator: Mandala Airlines
Operating rule: Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Not recorded
NTSB number: DCA05RA096

People

101 people died, including 44 on the ground.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured	On the ground
161	101	0	0	16	44

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record DCA05RA096, from the public aviation accident database.

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