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| Southeast Asia |
| Indonesian plane plunges into residential area, at least 30 dead |
| 2005-09-05 |
| Other reports say the plane carried 190, so expect that to rise ... An Indonesian jetliner crashed into a residential neighbourhood in the city of Medan one minute after takeoff Monday and burst into flames, witnesses said. At least 30 people were feared dead. The plane was operated by Mandala, a low-cost carrier, and was heading to Jakarta when it crashed, Rizal, a witness, told Metro television station. It was not immediately clear how many people were on board the plane, but Rizal said he saw at least 30 charred bodies at the accident site. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 The plane was nearly 25 years old, Mandala said, and received its last comprehensive service in June. It had flown more than 50,000 hours and was due to be retired in 2016. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-09-05 10:44 |
| #4 Apparently the Aceh govenor was onboard, which might indicate terrorism. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-09-05 04:05 |
| #3 This was a 737-200, at least 17 years old. If this scares you, look at the age of Northwest's fleet. TWA 800 was a 25-year-old 747, IIRC. And they said a missile brought it down? Bullshit, it died of old age, as far as airliners are concerned. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2005-09-05 02:02 |
| #2 A 737-200 can carry 100 passengers in 2 class config. or 130 passengers in single class config. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-09-05 01:47 |
| #1 This was a 737-200, at least 17 years old. Jeebus. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-09-05 01:12 |