Indonesian air crash kills 17
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May 8, 2011, Sunday
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A passenger plane carrying 27 people crashed yesterday as it was about to land in bad weather in Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua, killing at least 17, officials said.
Transportation ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said the Chinese-made Xian MA60 twin-turboprop plane belonging to a state-owned airline went down just before landing in Kaimana. The flight originated in Sorong, another town in the province.
"Given the condition of the wreckage of the ill-fated plane, it is hard to say if there are any survivors," Ervan said.
Police Lt. Col. Antonius Wantri Julianto said 15 bodies had been found but the search for other victims was hampered by heavy rain.
Nuno Sampurno, chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency, said the plane crashed into Kaimana Bay, close to the airport.
Sampurno said the crash was believed to have been caused by bad weather which limited visibility.
Transportation ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said the Chinese-made Xian MA60 twin-turboprop plane belonging to a state-owned airline went down just before landing in Kaimana. The flight originated in Sorong, another town in the province.
"Given the condition of the wreckage of the ill-fated plane, it is hard to say if there are any survivors," Ervan said.
Police Lt. Col. Antonius Wantri Julianto said 15 bodies had been found but the search for other victims was hampered by heavy rain.
Nuno Sampurno, chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency, said the plane crashed into Kaimana Bay, close to the airport.
Sampurno said the crash was believed to have been caused by bad weather which limited visibility.
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