JAKARTA:
A light aircraft burst into flames after hitting a building during an
air show in Indonesia on Saturday, killing both the pilots, the
transport ministry said.Television footage showed a thick plume of smoke rising from the crash site in Bandung in western Java, where the air show was held to commemorate the city's 202nd anniversary. "A Cessna 202 plane lost altitude during a manoeuvre and crashed into a building at 11:37 am (0437 GMT) with two pilots on board, who were both killed instantly," transport ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan told. Indonesia has a poor aviation safety record and is in the process of updating its ageing military aircraft and equipment, procuring Russian and American warplanes, boats for its navy and parts for its transport planes. |
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Two dead in Air show crash in Indonesia
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