Backgrounder: Major air crashes in Indonesia since 2004

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.

Source: Xinhua