MAGETAN, Indonesia – An Indonesian military plane carrying troops and their families crashed into a row of houses and burst into flames Wednesday, killing at least 98 people, the latest in a string of accidents plaguing the beleaguered air force. Black smoke billowed in the air as soldiers carried the injured past the burning wreckage of the C-130 Hercules its tail resting upside down in a rice paddy and the rest of the charred fuselage scattered over several hundred yards (meters). It was not clear what caused the crash, but several witnesses described seeing its right wing fall off while it was still in the air. The plane was carrying at least 109 passengers and crew, including troops and their families, when it went down in Geplak, a village 325 miles (520 kilometers) east of the capital, Jakarta. At least 10 children were among them. At least 98 people were killed, including two on the ground, and 15 others were injured, said Bambang Samudro, chief of the military air base in Magetan. Many of the injured suffered severe burns.
Does this make you afraid to fly with all this plane crashes happening lately?
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