The crash of a 50-year-old Indonesian Air Force plane that
killed at least 135 people has put the health of the Southeast
Asian nation's military aircraft under scrutiny.
The C-130 Hercules transport plane slammed into a
neighborhood of Medan, a major city on the Indonesian
island of Sumatra, shortly after takeoff Tuesday, leaving a
hellish scene of smoldering wreckage and shattered
buildings.
The plane wasn't only carrying military personnel but also
their family members, as well as students and other
civilians.
"Aging fleet again takes its toll," read a headline on the
website of the Jakarta Post, a local English-language
newspaper.
Other local media reminded Indonesians that this isn't the
first disaster involving one of the Indonesian Air Force's
decades-old C-130s. In May 2009, one crashed near the city
of Madiun on the island of Java, killing scores of people.
Tuesday's crash is the sixth involving an Indonesian Air
Force plane in the past decade, according to the Aviation
Safety Network, an agency that keeps a database of aircraft
accidents worldwide.
President wants review of aircraft after series of crashes
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for a review of
military equipment in light of the series of disasters.
"Following several plane crashes, we should conduct a total
audit and modernize the (old) planes," Jokowi said Tuesday,
according to Indonesia's national news agency, Antara.
Authorities are still investigating what caused the disaster.
Air Marshal Agus Supriatna, the commander of the
Indonesian Air Force, said Wednesday that officials suspect
engine trouble might have been to blame.

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