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About Airbus A300

The Airbus A300 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus. In September 1967, aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom, France, and West Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a large airliner. West Germany and France reached an agreement on 29 May 1969 after the British withdrew from the project on 10 April 1969. European collaborative aerospace manufacturer Airbus Industrie was formally created on 18 December 1970 to develop and produce it. The prototype first flew on 28 October 1972.

A300
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A300 in Lufthansa livery showing its twinjet configuration with underwing podded turbofans (2004)
Role
Wide-body airliner
National origin
Multinational
Manufacturer
Airbus
First flight
28 October 1972
Introduction
23 May 1974 with Air France
Status
In service
Primary users
FedEx Express
UPS Airlines
European Air Transport Leipzig
Iran Air
Produced
1971–2007
Number built
561[1]
Variants
A300-600ST Beluga
Airbus A310
Developed into
Airbus A330
Airbus A340
The first twin-engine widebody airliner, the A300 typically seats 247 passengers in two classes over a range of 5,375 to 7,500 km (2,900 to 4,050 nmi). Initial variants are powered by CF6-50 or JT9D turbofans and have a three-crew flight deck. The improved A300-600 has a two-crew cockpit and updated GE CF6-80 or PW4000 engines; it made its first flight on 8 July 1983 and entered service later that year. The A300 is the basis of the smaller A310 (first flown in 1982) and was adapted in a freighter version. Its cross section was retained for the larger A340 (1991) and A330 (1992). It is also the basis for the oversize Beluga transport (1994).

Launch customer Air France introduced the type on 23 May 1974. After limited demand initially, sales took off as the type was proven in early service, beginning three decades of steady orders. It has a similar capacity to the Boeing 767-300, introduced in 1986, but lacked the 767-300ER range. During the 1990s, the A300 became popular with cargo aircraft operators, as passenger airliner conversions or as original builds. Production ceased in July 2007 after 561 deliveries.

About Flight 152 Crash

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 was a scheduled domestic Indonesian passenger flight from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, operated by Garuda Indonesia using an Airbus A300B4 registered PK-GAI.

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
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A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date
26 September 1997
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error, ATC error, and GPWS malfunction
Site
Near Pancur Batu, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia
03°20'28.2?N 98°34'26.6?E
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A300B4-220
Operator
Garuda Indonesia
IATA flight No.
GA152
ICAO flight No.
GIA152
Call sign
Indonesia 152
Registration
PK-GAI
Flight origin
Soekarno-Hatta Int'l Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia
Destination
Polonia Int'l Airport,
Medan, Indonesia
Occupants
234
Passengers
222
Crew
12
Fatalities
234
Survivors
0
On 26 September 1997, Flight 152, on final approach into Polonia International Airport, crashed into mountainous woodlands 30 miles (48 km) from Medan during low visibility caused by the 1997 Southeast Asian haze. All 222 passengers and 12 crew were killed. The crash site was in a ravine near the village of Buah Nabar in the Sibolangit district south of Medan. With 234 fatalities, it is the deadliest aviation disaster in Indonesia's history

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