1. Plane Crash in Indonesia The plane crashed in a crowded Medan neighborhood killing at least 147 people

2. Crash kills many  Plane crashed shortly after taking off from Medan on Monday  Killed 102 on board and 47 on the ground  Cause of the crash is still unknown to authorities

3. Mandala Airlines Jetliner  Boeing 737-200  112 passengers and 5 crew  Flight to Jakarta, Indonesia  Left from Medan’s Polonia airport  Mandala Airlines Flight 091

4. Survivors  Miraculously 15 passengers in the tail of the plane survived, including a toddler and are being treated at a local hospital  Survivors said the plane started shaking at takeoff and failed to clear landing systems at the end of the runway  The airplane clipped a riverbank, swerved right and plowed into homes on a busy street

5. Plane causes inferno in neighborhood  The plane crashed into one of the busiest streets in a Medan neighborhood  Homes began to catch fire immediately  At least 12 homes were destroyed and 5 to 6 minibuses

6. One Woman’s Story  “At first I heard a bang and then I looked up (to the ceiling) and there were balls of fire and then my son and daughter-in-law came to get me,” said Mariam sitting in the blackened wreckage of her home.

7. Investigation  Police found the black box and flight recorder late Monday night  It will be sent overseas for investigation  At this point too early to determine the cause of the crash  President Yudhoyona ordered and investigation by the transportation minister  Mandala says foul play in unlikely

9. Background Information  Second plane crash in less than a year: in November of last year a plane in Java skidded off the runway killing 31 and injuring dozens more  The aircraft was built in 1981 and fit for 8 more years of flying  Worst Indonesian crash in 1997 was a Garuda flight killing all 222 passengers and 12 crew

10. More Background  Mandala Airlines is one of Indonesia’s oldest private carriers  Medan is 885 miles NW of Jakarta on Sumatra island  One of Indonesia’s busiest airports  Major gateway for aid into the tsunami- hit Aceh province

12. The Devastation