Fri, 11 Feb 2005

Bravo airplane banned from flying

YOGYAKARTA: The Indonesian Air Force has banned all Bravo light training aircraft from operating for the time being following a Bravo plane crash in Sleman, Yogyakarta that claimed one's live.

"The Bravo aircraft is prohibited from flying until the investigation into the accident is completed," said the chief of the Indonesian Air Force, Marshall Chappy Hakim.

The aircraft was piloted by Maj. Wahyu Widodo when it crashed into a house on Tuesday in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta. Wahyu was the only fatality in the accident. -- JP