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| An Indonesian C-130B Hercules (Image: Flickr User - vectorkalkulus) |
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Over a hundred people are feared dead in the country’s latest air tragedy.
An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a hotel and residential area in the country’s third largest city of Medan on Tuesday, killing dozens of people in one of the deadliest accidents for the country’s air force.
The C-130 B Hercules aircraft crashed just two minutes after it took off from an air force base, hitting a busy road. The death toll has been climbing and is now over 50. Though cause of the crash is still unknown, Air Force chief Air Marshal Agus Suprianta revealed that the pilot had told the control tower that the plane needed to turn back because of engine trouble and was in the process of returning back to the airport.
“The plane crashed while it was turning right to return to the airport,” he said.
Read the full story at The Diplomat