A Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 carrying 109 passengers crashed just after takeoff from Medan city on Monday.
The flight RI 091 was heading to Jakarta when it came down 500 metres from the runway into a crowded housing complex.
Edi Sofyan, a spokesman for the North Sumatra provincial government, said the death toll is around 100 and there are no reports of survivors. He did not make clear if there were deaths on the ground.
Syahrial Anas, a doctor, said at least 60 people were killed.
Indonesia's Transport Minister, Hatta Radjasa, said 109 people were on board while the airline's insurer said the jet was carrying 117 passengers and an unspecified number of crew.
Several senior government officials were on that plane. North Sumatra Governor Rizal Nurdin and a former North Sumatra governor, Raja Inal Siregar were heading to the capital for talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The acting governor of Aceh is also onboard.
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