Another Indonesian military plane crashes in Java

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Another Indonesian military plane crashes in Java
The Super Tucano turboprop came down shortly after take off

MALANG, Indonesia – An Indonesian military aircraft crashed into a house in a densely populated area of East Java during a test flight Wednesday, February 10, an air force official said.

The Super Tucano turboprop came down shortly after taking off from Abdul Rachman Saleh air force base in Malang, base commander Djoko Senoputro said.

The pilot as well as two civilians, a woman and a man, were killed in the accident, he said. The plane’s engineer is in critical condition.

“After doing a test flight for about 45 minutes, we lost contact with the plane soon after they were requesting descent,” Senoputro told AFP.

“We received reports from people that the plane was seen crashing into a house and is buried in the debris,” he said.

Military aviation accidents are not rare in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

In December last year, two pilots were killed when a military plane crashed in central Java while performing manoeuvres.

In June, a Hercules C-130 crashed into a residential neighborhood in Medan, the largest city on Sumatra island, killing 142 people and causing widespread destruction. – Rappler.com

 

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