Notable Incidents
- A Fokker F-27 crashed on the 6th of April 2009, killing all 24 occupants. There were 6 crew, an instructor and 17 special forces trainees on board.
- A Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules, Model 382G-57C, A-1325, c/n 4917 crashed on the 20th of May, 2009, killing at least 97 people and injuring 15 others, including some on the ground. The airplane was carrying 98 passengers and 14 crew at the time and was travelling from Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta to West Papua via Sulawesi. Officials have stated that the plane crashed at about 6:30 a.m. around 5–7 kilometres from the Iswahyudi Air Force Base (160 kilometres east of Yogyakarta). An official statement has not been released.
- A Fokker 27 crashed on the 21st of June 2012, 10 people were killed including all 7 crew on board the aircraft and 3 people on the ground. The aircraft crashed into a complex of military housing, and eight buildings were damaged or destroyed. The aircraft was conducting a routine training exercise.
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