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Pancur Batu, Deli Serdang

Coordinates: 3°30′0″N 98°34′0″E / 3.50000°N 98.56667°E / 3.50000; 98.56667
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Pancur Batu is a sub-district in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Mosque in Pancur Batu

Air disaster

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On September 26, 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashed in the sub-district, killing all 234 people on board. It is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Indonesia.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Accident Photo: Garuda Indonesia 152 – Airbus A300 PK-GAI". September 26, 1997. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "National Transportation Safety Committee" (PDF). knkt.dephub.go.id.
  3. ^ "CNN - Moments before Indonesian crash, jet pilot blinded by haze - Sept. 26, 1997". edition.cnn.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

3°30′0″N 98°34′0″E / 3.50000°N 98.56667°E / 3.50000; 98.56667