PK-RIM — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

September 5, 2005Accident
On 5 September 2005, at 03:15 UTC, Mandala Airlines registered PK-RIM, operating as flight number MDL 091, a Boeing 737-200 departing for Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta from Medan. The previous flight was from Jakarta and arrived at Medan uneventfully. The same crew have flight schedule on the same day and returned to Jakarta.
Boeing 737-200 · 149 fatalities
The National Transportation Safety Committee determines that probable causes of this accident are: • The aircraft took-off with improper take off configuration namely with retracted flaps and slats causing the aircraft failed to lift off. • Improper checklist procedure execution had lead to failure to identify the flap in retract position. Full accident record