On 28 April 1981, [[douglas C-47|Douglas C-47A]] PK-OBK of [[Airfast Indonesia]] crashed on approach whilst on a non-scheduled passenger flight. Nine of the 17 people on board were killed.<ref name=ASN280481>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810428-0 |title=PK-OBK Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref>
OnPada 14 Februaryfebruari 2011, penerbangan Lion Air Flight 392 overrankeluar thelandasan runwaydi inBandara Internasional Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru. ThereTidak wereada nokorban fatalitiesjiwa oratau injuriescedera.<ref>{{id}} [http://www.detiknews.com/read/2011/02/14/231036/1571338/10/lion-air-tergelincir-di-pekanbaru-roda-kanan-keluar-landasan?9911012 Lion Air tergelincir di Pekanbaru roda kanan keluar landasan]</ref><ref>{{id}}[http://nasional.inilah.com/read/detail/1238482/pesawat-lion-air-tergelincir-di-pekan-baru Pesawat Lion Air tergelincir di Pekanbaru].</ref> ThePesawat planeitu triedmencoba tomendarat landtiga threekali timesnamun but failedgagal.<ref>{{id}}[http://www.detiknews.com/read/2011/02/14/233624/1571340/10/sebelum-tergelincir-lion-air-gagal-mendarat-3-kali?n991103605 Sebelum tergelincir Lion Air gagal mendarat 3 kali]</ref> On 15 February 2011 another Lion Air plane overshot the runway.
Concerning the two incidents in a row above, Transportation Ministry has banned all [[Boeing 737]]-900 ER planes from landing at Sultan Syarif Qasim II airport when the runway is wet. Lion Air will obey the ban and will replace the planes to smaller [[Boeing 737-400]] planes.<ref>http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/02/16/lion-air-won%E2%80%99t-fly-boeing-737900-ers-pekanbaru.html</ref>
