idoia Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 (edited) Today September 5th another air disaster, plane explodes update:? ALL DEAD (passengers + crew)http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/all-117-p...5772449464.html http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,...1765231,00.html 60 feared dead in Indonesian plane crash Monday, September 5, 2005 Updated at 12:31 AM EDT Associated Press Jakarta — An Indonesian jetliner crashed in a residential neighborhood in the city of Medan shortly after takeoff Monday and burst into flames, killing at least 60 people, a doctor said. Syahrial Anas, a doctor who was overseeing the removal of bodies at the crash site, said at least 60 people were killed. The country's transport minister said 109 people were on board the plane. "We're having a hard time getting to the bodies, because of the heat," Dr. Anas told the Associated Press. The airport in Medan, the largest city on Sumatra island, is close to the center of town and surrounded by densely populated residential areas. http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/all-117-p...5772449464.html http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,...1765231,00.html http://www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/20...afx2205765.html SOURCE: Global News :no:: 6th air disaster of the last weeks Edited September 5, 2005 by idoia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 sad news. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrinders87 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 sad news. Thanks for the info. 586480091[/snapback] Yeah. Very sad. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted September 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2005 Today September 5th another air disaster, plane explodes SOURCE: Global News :no: 6th air disaster of the last weeks 586480085[/snapback] Actually, there have been 9 fatal accidents in the US in the past week: http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/acciden...eliminary_data/ Accidents happen all the time, just not normally with larger planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcart3 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Very sad news, thanks for the heads up idoia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 anyone know what kind of plane it was? sad news :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idoia Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 (edited) Boeing 737 - (24 years old) :unsure: Edited September 5, 2005 by idoia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 It is very sad to hear that. Thanks for the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idoia Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 here some low res pics: :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifive Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 What is going on?! Why are there so many plane crashes lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmz Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Why did you write 120 in the topic, when the article you posted says "at least 60" were killed and there were "109 people" onboard ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trat Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 What is going on?! Why are there so many plane crashes lately? 586480219[/snapback] I don't know, but something is going on. That's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idoia Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 (edited) Why did you write 120 in the topic, when the article you posted says "at least 60" were killed and there were "109 people" onboard ? 586480227[/snapback] ^^ because the tv stations here are getting updates faster than that news page, In the news channels they are already saying that ALL passengers died = 109 plus + 8 people from cabin crew = 117 plus + + the plane crashed into a residential area, highly populated destroying lots of cars and houses So they are already fearing over +150 people dead . . . (that's why) Edited September 5, 2005 by idoia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmz Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 ic... pity it only got a few minutes of airtime here, their must be more important people that have died this week :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtoomuch Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 6th air disaster the past couple of weeks? I haven't heard about any of them... But then again, I refuse to watch the news because all that's on is the Hurricane Katrina bullcrap and I'm sick of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idoia Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 6th air disaster the past couple of weeks? I haven't heard about any of them... 586480272[/snapback] -Canada -Italy -Greece -Colombia/Venezuela -Peru -Indonesia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDogg Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Very sad indeed. on another note, why does the media find it necessary to put up images of the dead?? I hate that!!!! It's just not needed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idoia Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 Very sad indeed.on another note, why does the media find it necessary to put up images of the dead?? I hate that!!!! It's just not needed! 586480288[/snapback] and I didn't put the nasty ones they were showing here :no: here something from the FORBES site : Indonesian plane with 117 on board crashes into residential area UPDATE4 09.05.2005, 03:26 AM (Adds another toll estimate, initial number of dead) JAKARTA (AFX) - An Indonesian passenger plane with 112 passengers and five crew on board crashed into a residential neighbourhood and burst into flames today shortly after taking off from the northern city of Medan, airline officials said. The Boeing 737-200 from the privately-owned Mandala Airlines ploughed into houses just outside the perimeter of Medan's Polonia aiport, said Ino, a spokesman for the National Search and Rescue Agency. The airline which is part-owned by the Indonesian military said the flight which was bound for the capital Jakarta. 'The probability is that the number of victims will be high, including residents on the ground,' Mandala executive director Major General Asril Hamzah Tanjung told a news conference here. He said the cause of the crash remains unclear, but that while the aircraft was 24 years old it had undergone extensive tests in June. Hamka Satria Anom, the operations director of the state-owned transport insurer Jasa Raharja, told El-Shinta radio that at least 30 bodies had been recovered from the wreckage. Television images showed firefighters battling flames leaping from the smoking wreckage. Crumpled vehicles, bicycles and several destroyed houses could also be seen. Telephone links with the airport and the surrounding areas of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, were cut off following the incident. Metro Television showed images of one wounded man with blood streaming from his face lying in the carport of a house near the crash site. Several senior government officials were on the plane, said North Sumatra province spokesman Edi Sofyan. North Sumatra Governor Rizal Nurdin and a former North Sumatra governor, Raja Inal Siregar, were on the flight. They were heading to the capital for talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The spokesman also said he had received a report that the acting governor of the tusnami-ravaged province of Aceh was on board the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 flying scares the crap outta me, all these crashes shudder :o :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted September 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2005 I think the media is doing this to scare us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceDogg Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I think the media is doing this to scare us. 586480318[/snapback] Not to dispute what your saying, but why would they want to do that? Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmz Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Well I was just watching ch10 news, they didn't even mention the plane crash, rather they had about the first 15 minutes on katrina, then literally about 10 seconds about one million Chinese people being evacuated due to a typhoon in China... wow, 10 seconds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauvoir Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 sad news hmm... i think the reason there have been so many more crashes lately is because there have been so many more planes flying. Operators put more planes on in the summer season, and more people travel. More planes flying increases the risk of it happening..... just my hypothesise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Kompressor Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 sound suspicious if you ask me. Terrorists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von_Beard Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 hmmm mab but still those poor ppl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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