JAKARTA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- About 76 passengers of Garuda Indonesia's ill-fated plane had been evacuated and they were admitted to Harjo Lukito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Metro TV station quoted Minister of Transportation Hatta Radjasa as saying Wednesday.

    The fate of the remaining 57 passengers was unknown, the TV station said.

    A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 jetliner, which served Jakarta-Yogyakarta route, was burned Wednesday at 7:14 a.m. local time after making a hard landing at Adi Sucipto Airport, Yogyakarta.

    Survivor Haryana was quoted as saying the airplane looked in normal condition when taking off from Jakarta and landing at Yogyakarta. The weather was also good, he added

    "The airplane indeed made a landing although it was not a smooth one. Then, the jetliner could not just stop and hit the airport gate before finally burned," the survivor said.

    Ari Safari, Garuda Indonesia operational director, said he could not conclude anything yet from the incident as investigation was still underway.

    He said the jetliner age was between eight and 10 years old.