Mandala Airlines aircraft crashes after take-off.(Brief Article) From: Airline Industry Information | Date: September 5, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Ingram Investment Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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A Boeing 737-200 aircraft operated by Mandala Airlines crashed into a residential area today (5 September).

The aircraft reportedly crashed shortly after take-off in the Indonesian city of Medan, killing 111 people aboard the aircraft, leaving only six survivors. Some 30 people on the ground also died. The aircraft, which was taking off for Jakarta, crashed and burst into flames and the fire engul...