Indonesian airliner carrying 54 people found crashed in Oktabe, Papua

August 16, 2015 19:48

An Indonesian domestic passenger aircraft carrying 54 people has crashed in the Oktabe area of Papua, a government official said on Sunday.

The plane had been missing for several hours after losing contact with air traffic control in the eastern part of Indonesia.

The plane was flying between Jayapuras Sentani airport and Oksibil, the capital of Papua province.

Transport ministry spokesman Julius Barata said the ATR 42-300 twin turboprop lost contact with the airport nine minutes before it was scheduled to land.

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