Small plane crashes in Indonesia's Papua; search on for crew
ABC News
A small cargo plane crashed in steep mountainous forest of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province Wednesday, officials confirmed after an aerial search located the lost Rimbun Air plane
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A small cargo plane crashed in steep mountainous forest of Indonesia's easternmost Papua province Wednesday, officials confirmed after an aerial search located the lost Rimbun Air plane.
A search and rescue team has moved to the area to try to determine the conditions of the plane's three crew members and the best way to evacuate them, Timika rescue agency Chief George Leo Mercy Randang said.
The Transportation Ministry previously said the local authority lost contact with the Twin Otter 300 plane about 50 minutes after takeoff. It was heading to Intan Jaya district from Nabre district with construction materials on board.
Randang said the weather conditions in the morning when the plane took off were sunny. But it was cloudy where the plane crashed.
