Major airline crashes in Indonesia in recent years

The Associated Press , Jakarta | Thu, 05/21/2009 8:45 AM | National 

Some of the deadliest military and commercial airline crashes in Indonesia in recent years: 

- June 8: NB0-105 military helicopter military crashes in Situhiang village, South Cianjur, West Java, killing three officers and injuring the other three.

- May 20: A C-130 Hercules military plane carrying troops and their families crashes in Magetan, East Java province, killing 98 people. 

- April 6: A Fokker 27 military aircraft slams into an airport hangar in the city of Bandung, West Java, killing 24. 

- March 7, 2007: A Boeing 737 jet operated by national airline Garuda shoots off a runway and erupts in flames in Yogyakarta, killing 21 people. 

- Jan. 1, 2007: A plane belonging to budget airline Adam Air plunges into the sea off Sulawesi in stormy weather, killing all 102 onboard. 

- Sept. 5, 2005: A Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashes shortly after takeoff from Medan, North Sumatra, killing at least 145.