(Bloomberg) -- An aging Indonesian military plane packed with soldiers and their families crashed after takeoff in a densely-populated area of Sumatra’s biggest city, killing at least 113 in the latest air disaster to beset the Southeast Asian nation.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 101 passengers and 12 crew, and there were no survivors, Air Force Chief Agus Supriyatna said Tuesday on MetroTV. The plane hit buildings and cars, smashing into a hotel and a sauna, but there was no word on casualties on the ground.
The Hercules, in operation since 1964, took off from the city of Medan on a routine flight, Detik’s website cited air force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Sutrisno as saying. The pilot had asked to return to base and the air force believes there was a malfunction, MetroTV reported.
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