Backgrounder: Major air crashes in Indonesia since 2004

    BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian jetliner with 102 people aboard crashed into mountains in Indonesia's northeastern island of Sulawesi on Monday, killing at least 90 people on board.

    Following is a chronology of major air crashes in Indonesia since 2004:

    2004:

    Nov. 30: A Lion Air passenger plane skid off the runway and crashed during heavy rains in central Indonesia, killing at least 30 people and injuring 75.

    Dec. 23: A helicopter Puma crashed some 17 km from a small town in Indonesia's Central Java Province, killing 14 people on board.

    2005:

    Feb. 22: A small plane of the Indonesian police crashed near the airport of Indonesia's Sarmi regency in the eastern-most Papua island, killing 14 people on board.

    Sept. 5: An Indonesian Boeing 737-200 with 117 people on board crashed into a residential area in the city of Medan, Indonesia's third-largest city, killing 102 people on board and 47 on the ground.

    2006:

    Nov. 17: A Twin Otter aircraft crashed in Papua province of Indonesia, killing more than 10 people on board.