NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
March 7, 2007
NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST INDONESIA IN INVESTIGATION OF 737 CRASH
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to assist the government of Indonesia in its investigation of the crash of a Boeing 737.
On March 7, 2007, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a Boeing 737-400, (PK-GZC), overran the runway upon landing at Yogyakarta Airport, Indonesia. The airplane was destroyed by post crash fire. There were 21 reported fatalities and 50 serious injuries among the 133 people on board. The flight departed from Jakarta, Indonesia.
NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has designated
investigator William English as U.S. Accredited
Representative. Representatives from the Federal Aviation
Administration and Boeing Aircraft Company will join the
team.
Information on the progress of the investigation will
be released by the government of Indonesia.
NTSB Press Office: (202) 314-6100
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