JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A passenger plane carrying 27 people crashed Saturday as it was about to land in bad weather in Indonesia’s eastern province of West Papua, killing at least 15, 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.
By: MSR777 - 8th May 2011 at 10:12
Much obliged, Thanx.
By: Newforest - 7th May 2011 at 17:21
Previous incidents but not fatal.
By: MSR777 - 7th May 2011 at 14:19
Sad news, condolences to all concerned. Don’t think I’ve heard of any MA60 accidents until now. Anyone know otherwise?
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May 7, 2011 at 11:54 am