Delwin A 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050905/ap_on_...sia_plane_crash Sad to see another plane crash . Condolence to their families Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Issac Hendrikyarto Singkarno 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 . My deepest sympathy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 The following was published overhere: "At least 30 people are feared dead when a Boeing 737-200 of Mandala with 117 occupants crashed soon after take-off from Medan airport. According a doctor at least 60 people perished. Fears are all passengers plus people on the ground were killed in this accident. The Boeing 737-200 PK-RIM crashed 500 meters from the runway and came down in a populated area. Eye-witnesses reported, also houses and cars were destroyed. The plane was en-route from Medan to the Indonesian capital Jakarta and according the Indonesian radio some high-ranking officials were onboard, like the gouverner of North-Sumatra and the gouverner of Atjeh" That all may RIP !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H Azmal 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 Saw it on BBC World, and the registration, before some people slapped something onto the fuselage to cover the rego. 's that something customary for airline companies to do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y. J. Foo 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 Saw it on BBC World, and the registration, before some people slapped something onto the fuselage to cover the rego. 's that something customary for airline companies to do? 6892[/snapback] Most, if not all airline companies will do something to cover up their livery and/or title, they think that they can trick peoples from being able to identify the plane, but obviously none of these attempts fool us or heck, anyone...dunno why peoples are stupid enough to do that futile attempts to "protect" their companies... Anyway what've caused the crash? Engine failure? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 Some casualities on ground as well. Look out at how densely populated the area around the airport is. In MES aircraft normally land on 05 and takeoff 23. Aircraft crashed at the end of the runway here. Check out the photo of MES approach here. http://www.airliners.net/open.file/456978/L/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 WOW, both ends have heavily populated areas: no wonder something would go amiss when a crash/aborted take-off would occur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Issac Hendrikyarto Singkarno 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 About half of the passengers onboard are suspected to be local Chinese & ONE MALAYSIAN is CONFIRMED DEAD too, his name is something like 'Datuk Ting ????' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted September 6, 2005 Saw it on BBC World, and the registration, before some people slapped something onto the fuselage to cover the rego. 's that something customary for airline companies to do? 6892[/snapback] Too late. The picture on the frontpage of the Star today shows the registration quite prominently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 7, 2005 ...the gouverner of Atjeh" Pieter is this how these words are being spelled in Dutch? In English, it would have spelled as "...the Governor of Aceh". Just 2 MYR "sen" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 8, 2005 Sorry...yes Atjeh is the Dutch spelling...gou verner was wrong sorry la !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2005 My condolences ONE MALAYSIAN is CONFIRMED DEAD 6925[/snapback] He's a Sabahan. By the way, anybody remembers the 3 Sabahan that died on SQ6 that crashed on October 31st, 2000 ? There wasn't any news about them after the tragic crash. I guess all their bodies were sent back to BKI on MH69 (was still operated by 333 at the time) ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites