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Army plane crashes in West Java,20 dead

by Amitjha | April 6, 2009 at 02:09 am

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The outdated technolgy killing lives story have been rewritten again when then Fokker plane carrying 23 people crashed in west java of Indonesia.More 20 people died, out of which six were crew member, one instructoe and 17 trainees.

The immediate cause of the crash is not known.

More than 20 people are feared dead in Indonesia after a military training plane crashed and caught fire at an airport in West Java.

At least 24 people are thought to have been onboard the Fokker 27, which went down near the city of Bandung.

The exact cause of the accident is not yet known, but the weather was stormy at the time of the crash, an air force spokesman told reporters.

Indonesia has one of the worst aviation safety records in the world.

The European Union has banned Indonesian airlines from its airspace since 2007 because of safety concerns.

"The Fokker 27 plane was making a landing when it crashed at 1305 (0605 GMT). The personnel were undergoing regular military training when it happened," army spokesman Bambang Sulistio was quoted by AFP as saying.

Six crew, an instructor and 17 special forces trainees were on board, he said.

Ambulances were reported to be on the scene but the number of casualties was not immediately clear.

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Yuliya Talmazan

at 07:52 on April 6th, 2009

Thanks for reporting.

An air force spokesman says 24 people are feared dead after a military aircraft crashed into an airport hangar.

dfndr13

at 09:29 on April 7th, 2009

Outdated technology doesn't necessarily kill people, it's more likely a result of poor training. There are people all across the US who still fly bi-planes and old warbirds, but because the aircraft have to meet certain maintenance requirements and the people flying have to meet specific flight training requirements, not to mention having a current medical certificate, we have much safer skies. According to the article above, "The European Union has banned Indonesian airlines from its airspace since 2007 because of safety concerns." The Europian Union has strict rules just like the US. However, I think it is too early to blame anyone or anything for this tragic accident, only time will tell the real culprit.