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The Indonesian airline that just suffered another Boeing 737 crash has a history of 4 accidents in the last 9 years — all with the same plane

A domestic flight from Jakarta to Yogyakarta resulted in another runway excursion following an unstable approach to a wet runway. Pilots noticed that the aircraft wasn't slowing down after touchdown and steered the plane to the left in an attempt to slow down, according toThe aircraft ended up 75 meters from the end of the runway and 54 meters to the left after its right and main landing gear collapsed.

The report mentions that the captain was approached by a passenger who was flying to Yogyakarta for his father's funeral. Flight crew had noticed a change in the captain's behavior after the conversation as the passenger explained his situation and the aircraft departed when visibility in Yogyakarta reached two kilometers.

A total of 137 passengers and crew were onboard but no fatalities were reported. The aircraft was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-300 that had started its life flying for Belgium's Virgin Express and flew for a handful of carriers around the world before arriving at Sriwijaya Air, according to

 

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What the odd of all plane model/flight/planemaker/company in a decade that the same model of the same plane maker in the same airline crashes 4 time in the same decade maybe not used t’il further investigation?

It seems, no mankind learns a thing from this tragic past, eh?

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