Indonesia Plane Crash

Indonesian air force officials gather around the wreckage of a crashed C-130 military cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 21, 2009. The air force plane carrying more than 100 people crashed into a row of houses and ended up bursting into flames on a rice field, killing at least 93, the latest in a string of accidents plaguing the country's beleaguered air force.

Local resident's gather around the wreckage of a crashed C-130 military cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Indonesian air force personnel carry the coffin of a victim of the crashed C-130 military cargo plane to depart to Jakarta at air base military in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Indonesia's air force and rescue teams inspect the wreckage of a crashed C-130 military cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Indonesia's military insisted Thursday that a C-130 Hercules plane that crashed and killed nearly 100 people was in good condition, passing a flight test the day before it nose-dived into a village and erupted in flames.

Survivors said they heard at least two loud explosions and felt the transport plane wobbling from left to right as it plummeted to the ground, losing a wing as it hit some trees and then slamming into a row of houses.

The Indonesian air force has experienced an exodus of experienced transport pilots in recent years, as they sought to join the rapidly expanding network of low-cost airlines formed after the industry was deregulated.

The tail section of the crashed military C-130 cargo plane is seen wrecked on a rice field in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Residents gather near the wreckage of a crashed C-130 military cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

The tail section of the crashed military C-130 cargo plane is seen wrecked on a rice field in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Rescuers inspect the wreckage of a crashed C-130 military cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

A relative of a victim of the crashed C-130 military cargo plane weeps at a hospital in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Rescuers gather around the wreckage of a crashed C-130 military cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Relatives of the victims of the crashed C-130 military cargo sit near coffins at a field hospital in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

A relative of a victim of the crashed C-130 military cargo plane faints at a hospital in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Indonesian soldiers inspect the wreckage of a crashed C-130 military cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

An Indonesian Air Force worker walks near houses destroyed after a military C-130 cargo plane crashed onto them in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Bodies of the victims of the crashed military C-130 cargo plane are laid on the compounds of a hospital in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Indonesian air force personnel rush to the site where a military C-130 cargo plane crashed in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Rescuers search for victims at the wreckage of a crashed military C-130 cargo plane in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.