Nethy Darma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua | Mon, 11/02/2009 5:55 PM
A skytruck airplane belonging to the Papua Police lost contact with the Sentani Airport tower as it was flying to Mulia Airport in the highland regency of Puncak Jaya on Monday.
Jayapura Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Matheus Fakhiri said the aircraft with the flight number P 4202 took off at 11:38 a.m. local time and should have landed at Mulia Airport at 1:30 p.m.
Piloted by Adj. Comr. Yunus, the plane was carrying four crew members and basic commodities for the mobile brigade police personnel on duty in Puncak Jaya.
Dozens of search and rescue team members were seen on preparing for a search mission at Sentani Airport later in the day.
“The search will start tomorrow morning,” head of Jayapura Search and Rescue Agency Suyatno said.
At least three airplanes have crashed in the foggy mountainous regency of Puncak Jaya this year.
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