(Reuters) - An Indonesian military helicopter has crashed south of the capital Jakarta, killing four people and injuring three, an air force spokesman said on Friday, the second such crash this week.The Puma H-3306 helicopter had been on a test flight after maintenance when it crashed at a military base in Bogor, West Java, air force spokesman Bambang Soelistyo said by telephone.
On Monday, three people, including a high ranking special forces officer, were killed in a separate crash of a Bolco type helicopter near Cianjur, in West Java.
Indonesia has a poor air safety record for both military and civilian aircraft.
More than 100 people died after a C-130 Hercules military transport plane crashed in East Java last month.
Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said last month that maintenance should be 20 to 25 percent of the military budget but was below 10 percent due to limited resources.
(Reporting by Telly Nathalia, Writing by Olivia Rondonuwu; Editing by Ed Davies and Sanjeev Miglani)
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