MAGETAN, Indonesia — An Indonesian military plane carrying troops and their families caught fire and nose-dived into a residential neighborhood Wednesday, killing 98 people and putting the spotlight back on the country’s poor aviation safety record.
More than a dozen people were injured, many with severe burns.
Survivors said they heard at least two loud explosions and felt the C-130 Hercules wobbling from left to right as it careened to the ground. The transporter slammed into a row of houses and then skidded into a rice paddy.
Military spokesman Sagom Tamboen said the transport plane, built in 1980, was on a routine flight from the capital, Jakarta, and went down before it could reach its destination — an air force base in East Java province.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised that a thorough investigation would be carried out.
by the associated press
More than a dozen people were injured, many with severe burns.
Survivors said they heard at least two loud explosions and felt the C-130 Hercules wobbling from left to right as it careened to the ground. The transporter slammed into a row of houses and then skidded into a rice paddy.
Military spokesman Sagom Tamboen said the transport plane, built in 1980, was on a routine flight from the capital, Jakarta, and went down before it could reach its destination — an air force base in East Java province.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised that a thorough investigation would be carried out.
by the associated press
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