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Air force: Crashed plane may have suffered engine problem

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Indonesian military personnel use heavy machines to remove the wheels of a military plane that crashed onto a residential area on Tuesday in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff in the country's third largest city on June 30. (AP Photo/Dedy Zulkifli)
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MEDAN, Indonesia, July 2: Indonesia's air force chief said Thursday the military transport plane that crashed into a residential neighborhood of Medan killing 141 people had a propeller "abnormality" that indicates an engine stalled.


Air Marshal Agus Supriatna told reporters the fact that the plane turned rightward after takeoff and was flying at a lower than normal speed also suggests an engine failure.

Before crashing shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, the C130 Hercules hit a 35-meter (115-foot) radio antenna, he said. "By hitting the antenna, I imagine it certainly affected the plane," Supriatna said.

The search for bodies ended Wednesday. The plane was carrying 122 people and the impact also killed people on the ground.



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