YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - APRIL 06: Pilot Marwoto Komar sits in court to face charges of criminal negligence over the Garuda plane crash he piloted in March 2007 which killed 21 people, at Sleman District Court on April 6, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Komar was at the helm when the Boeing 737 slammed into the runway at Yogyakarta airport, resulting in the plane overshooting the runway and bursting into flames. He alleges that the plane malfunctioned, but prosecutors want him jailed for four years claiming there is no evidence to support his claim and that he brought the plane in at around twice the safe speed. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - APRIL 06: Pilot Marwoto Komar sits in court to face charges of criminal negligence over the Garuda plane crash he piloted in March 2007 which killed 21 people, at Sleman District Court on April 6, 2009 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Komar was at the helm when the Boeing 737 slammed into the runway at Yogyakarta airport, resulting in the plane overshooting the runway and bursting into flames. He alleges that the plane malfunctioned, but prosecutors want him jailed for four years claiming there is no evidence to support his claim and that he brought the plane in at around twice the safe speed.

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