tom911
Dec 1, 04, 5:38 am
Indonesia crash 'due to weather'
Bad weather is being blamed as the probable cause of a plane crash in Indonesia on Tuesday which left at least 25 people dead.
An MD-82 passenger plane belonging to budget airline Lion Air skidded off the runway in heavy rain and crashed into a nearby cemetery in Solo, central Java.
A spokesman for the airline said the plane had been hit by a strong tail wind as it landed.
It was the most deadly plane accident in Indonesia in several years.
The plane had flown from Jakarta with at least 140 passengers and seven crew on board.
BBC link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4057919.stm)
Bad weather is being blamed as the probable cause of a plane crash in Indonesia on Tuesday which left at least 25 people dead.
An MD-82 passenger plane belonging to budget airline Lion Air skidded off the runway in heavy rain and crashed into a nearby cemetery in Solo, central Java.
A spokesman for the airline said the plane had been hit by a strong tail wind as it landed.
It was the most deadly plane accident in Indonesia in several years.
The plane had flown from Jakarta with at least 140 passengers and seven crew on board.
BBC link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4057919.stm)