Pecohub A plane that went missing earlier today is believed to have crashed in Indonesia, killing all 11 people on board.
The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane took off from Yogyakarta for a two-hour flight to Makassar, South Sulawesi on Saturday, but air traffic control lost contact with it when the plane was around 12 miles from the airport.
Footage showed debris on a mountainside, which is believed to be from the crashed turboprop aircraft.
Rescue teams have been sent to the area to search for survivors. There were three passengers and eight crew members on board the plane.
Andi Sultan, head of the Makassar Basarnas Operations Section, said: ‘We have headed to the location of the coordinates around the Leang-Leang area according to the coordinates reported to us by Airnav.
‘To detect and find the ATR 42-500 aircraft, the team has deployed 60 search and rescue personnel.
‘The first team has dispatched five people to carry out the assessment, and we are sending another 15 people for the second team.
‘Meanwhile, for the third team, we will dispatch 40 personnel with search and rescue expertise.’
Director General of Air Transport, Lukman F Laisa, said air traffic control tried to bring the plane back on course but lost contact with the captain.
The official said: ‘The aircraft was identified not to be on the approach path it should have been, so the air traffic control gave a redirection to the crew to correct the position.
‘Air traffic control then conveyed several further instructions. The instructions aimed to bring the plane back to the landing line in accordance with the procedure.
