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Indonesia air force chief: Crashed plane had propeller problem that indicates engine stalled

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Relatives of Sgt. Ando Dandi, one of the victims of a military plane that crashed onto a residential area on Tuesday, pray at his coffin at Suwondo Airbase in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff in the country's third largest city on June 30. (AP Photo/Dedy Zulkifli) (The Associated Press)

Family members of a victim of a military plane that crashed onto a residential area on Tuesday comfort each other at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff in the country's third largest city on June 30. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) (The Associated Press)

Family members of a victim of a military plane that crashed onto a residential area on Tuesday comfort each other at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff in the country's third largest city on June 30. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) (The Associated Press)

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.