- Title: INDONESIA-MILITARY/CRASH-CLEAN Sixty-two aboard crashed Indonesia military plane
- Date: 30th June 2015
- Summary: MEDAN, INDONESIA (JUNE 30, 2015) (REUTERS) RESCUERS AT THE CRASH SITE PEOPLE WALKING BEHIND POLICE LINE TAPE VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BUILDING HIT BY AIRCRAFT VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE, PEOPLE CROWDING AROUND AIRCRAFT VARIOUS OF RESCUERS PUTTING OUT A FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE RESCUERS AT CRASH SITE SURROUND BY DEBRIS
- Embargoed: 15th July 2015 13:00
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- Location: Indonesia
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: General
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- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: At least 49 people were killed on Tuesday (June 30), search and rescue officials said after a military transport plane crashed into a residential area two minutes after take-off in northern Indonesia.
Local media reported, quoting military spokesman Fuad Basya, that 62 people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash, including 12 crew and around 50 passengers.
The C-130 Hercules aircraft, which first went into service more than 50 years ago, plunged into houses and a hotel in a built-up area of the Sumatra city of Medan, killing both passengers on board and people on the ground.
The aircraft was on its way from an air force base in Medan to the remote Natuna islands. Media said the pilot had asked to return because of technical problems.
The Aviation Safety Network said, there have been 10 fatal crashes involving Indonesian military or police aircraft over the last decade. The accidents put under a spotlight the safety record of Indonesia's aviation and its ageing aircraft. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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