Crash of Mandala Airlines Flight 091

Date: September 5, 2005 • Location: Medan, Indonesia

Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashed shortly after take-off in Indonesia due to pilot error, killing 100 out of the 117 people on board along with 49 more on the ground.

Mandala Airlines Flight 091 (RI091/MDL091) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Medan to Jakarta, operated by Mandala Airlines with a Boeing 737-200. On 5 September 2005 at 10:15 a.m. WIB (UTC+7), the aircraft stalled and crashed into a heavily populated residential area seconds after taking off from Polonia International Airport. Of the 117 passengers and crew on board, only 17 survived. An additional 49 civilians on the ground were killed, making a total of 149 fatalities.