A Boeing 737 of Indonesian Airline Mandala plowed into a row of houses 500 yards from the airport and skidded onto a busy road in this city on northeast Sumatra island.
The plane was carrying 116 passengers and 5 crew members.
As an Associated Press news said, airline spokeswoman Nining, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, said 16 people survived, including an 18-month-old boy and his mother.
Transportation Minister Hatta Rajasa was quoted by the private Detik.com news Web site as saying 47 people on the ground were killed.
For the moment authorities dont know why the crash happened. It is probably a “bad” take-off or a human error.
