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Air force: Crashed plane may have suffered engine problem

A relative weeps near body bags containing the remains of the victims of a military cargo plane that crashed onto a residential area on Tuesday, at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff on June 30 in the country's third largest city. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
A relative weeps near body bags containing the remains of the victims of a military cargo plane that crashed onto a residential area on Tuesday, at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff on June 30 in the country's third largest city. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) A relative weeps near body bags containing the remains of the victims of a military cargo plane that crashed onto a residential area on Tuesday, at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff on June 30 in the country's third largest city. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

By Associated Press 1 min read

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia’s air force chief says the military transport plane that crashed into a residential neighborhood killing 141 people had a propeller “abnormality” that indicates an engine stalled.

Air Marshal Agus Supriatna said Thursday the fact that the plane turned rightward after takeoff and was flying at a lower than normal speed also suggests an engine failure.