March 8 2007
An Indonesian Boeing 737-400 operated by Garuda Airlines overshot the runway on landing at Yogyakarta 440 km south-east of Jakarta
and burst into flames - the aircraft was carrying 133 passengers and 7 crew including 10 Australians - 5 missing Aussies
were later confirmed as deceased by authorities
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Media reports indicate the aircraft landed with excess airspeed and failed to stop before running off the end of the
runway
A witness reported ..."They just ploughed across the end of the runway across a road hit a bank and
a culvert and went into a paddy field ...when it hit the bank and the culvert it exploded"
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