29/09/2011 11:25
Plane carrying 18 people crashed in Indonesia
A small plane carrying 18 people on a local flight in western Indonesia crashed into a mountainous area Thursday, officials said. Search-and-rescue teams were rushing to the scene., the CBS News reported.
The Spanish-built CASA C-212 was about halfway through its 30-minute flight between North Sumatra and Aceh provinces when it lost contact with air traffic control, Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said.
Minutes later, the pilot sent out a distress signal and the plane dropped off the Air Force radar, Bonar Hutagaol, an Air Force marshal, told the local station TVOne.
Four children and 14 adults were on board.
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