Jakarta Globe, Made Arya Kencana, June 24, 2010
A KT-1Wong Bee plane, in this file photo, crashed at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport, butboth occupants had safely ejected before impact. (Photo courtesy of TNI AU)
A KT-1Woong Bee exercise plane crashed and burned at the eastern tip of Bali's IGusti Ngurah Rai Airport.
Thepilot Maj. Andi Wijanarko and its passenger, Udayana's Regional MilitaryCommander Maj. Gen. Rachmad Budianto ejected themselves to safety.
Theplane, flown by Maj. Andi Wijanarko, was one of five exercise planes in a“Terbang Gembira” (“Joy Flight”) activity in Bali.
Witnessessaid that the plane crashed when it was about to land at the airport afterperforming an aerobatic maneuver.
Theactivity was to introduce the KT-1 Wong Bee to the Bali government. The planeitself is normally used to train Air Force pilots.
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