Indonesian Super Tucano Aircraft Crashes into House, Killing Three

Jakarta, 2 Jumadil Awwal 1437/10 February 2016 (MINA) – A Super Tucano turboprop aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force crashed onto a home near Abdurahman Saleh Air Force Base, on Wednesday at 10.40 am local time, killing both people on board and a woman in the house.

Maj. Hamdi Londong, spokesman for the Abdurahman Saleh Air Force Base, said the turboprop aircraft was on a routine training flight Wednesday when it came down close to the base, located in Malang, a hilly town in East Java province.

Londong said the two pilots in the Brazilian-made Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano light attack aircraft died instantly and a woman living in the house was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

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He says the cause of the crash is being investigated.

Malang is 850 kilometers (528 miles) east of the capital, Jakarta. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)