Indonesian plane with 54 people on board loses contact in Papua - Found crashed

[IndianMascot]

Indonesian plane with 54 people on board loses contact in Papua, say officials: Agence France-Presse

 

[Vadirocks]

Indonesian plane with 54 people on board loses contact in Papua, say officials: Agence France-Presse

Does It Becomes A Trend?

 

[IndianMascot]

Its scary to travel in these planes now a days.

 

[Devesh]

Yes, why planes always get invisible from this area only?

 

[Technoglitch]

They might lose the contacts with the ATC and auto pilot might have malfunctioned.

 

[Sanjeev]

One more incident happened

 

[IndianMascot]

 

[Technoglitch]

Contact was lost with the Trigana Air ATR 42 turboprop just before 15:00 local time (06:00 GMT) after take-off from Sentani airport in the regional capital Jayapura.

The plane was en route to the town of Oksibil in the south of the region.

It is carrying 44 adult passengers, five children and infants, and five crew.

The plane took off from Sentani at 14:21 and contact was lost at 14:55.

Transport ministry spokesman Julius Barata confirmed the disappearance.

"We are not sure what happened to the plane yet and we are co-ordinating with local authorities," he told AFP news agency.

"The weather is currently very bad there, it's very dark and cloudy. It's not conducive for a search. The area is mountainous."

Correspondents say Indonesia has a patchy aviation record, with two major crashes in the last year.

Indonesian plane missing over Papua region - BBC News

 

[IndianMascot]

Missing Indonesian plane found crashed in Papua: Officials

 

[scorpionking76]

Very sad to hear the loss of 54 lives. RIP