An Indonesian Domestic Passenger Plane with 54 people on board crashed in Papua. Reportedly, The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control for several hours after taking off from Jayapura’s Sentani airport to reach Oksibil which is the capital of Papua on Sunday. Residents of Ok Bape district provided information about the crash of plane into Tangok mountain.
Another shocking fact disclosed just few hours after the crash is that this Indonesian aircraft was transporting exactly 6.5 billion rupiah ($470,000) in cash which is meant for distribution to poor families in the eastern province. About four officials of Jayapura Post Office were escorting the money stashed in four bags.
The Aircraft ATR 42-300 operated by Trigana Air Service is carrying 44 adults, 5 children and 5 crew members. While the total travelling time was around 45 minutes, The plane lost contact just 10 minutes before reaching the destination and then crashed in a remote area.
Trigana Air Service suspect unfavourable weather condition could be the reason for the crash. This tragedy is yet another mighty blow to Indonesia’s poor air safety record. In December last year, An Indonesian Plane carrying 162 people crashed in the Java sea on its way to Singapore.
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