Adam Air Flight 574
Adam Air Flight 574 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Adam Air between the Indonesian cities of Surabaya (SUB) and Manado (MDC) that crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi on 1 January 2007. All 102 people on board died, the highest death toll of any aviation accident involving a Boeing 737-400.[1]
 Flight route | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 January 2007 |
| Summary | Pilot Error |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-4Q8 |
| Operator | Adam Air |
| Registration | PK-KKW |
| Flight origin | Juanda International Airport, Surabaya |
| Destination | Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado |
| Passengers | 96 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 102 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
AircraftEdit
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-4Q8, serial number 24070, registration PK-KKW, was manufactured in 1989. Prior to service with Adam Air, owned by ILFC the aircraft had been leased to seven airlines, including Dan-Air, British Airways, GB Airways, National Jets Italy, WFBN, Air One and Jat Airways. The plane has flown 45.371 hours and was last evaluated and declared airworthy by the Indonesian transport ministry on 25 December 2005.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
