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A report into the crash at Yogyakarta concluded that he had been flying too fast and landed at too steep an angle.
Marwoto Komar's defence team said they will fight the charges on the grounds that he managed to land the plane on the runway, probably saving lives.
The Boeing 737 skidded off the runway and burst into flames on 7 March 2007.
(BBC)
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