Five Killed in Indonesia Plane Crash

Jakarta Globe, February 12, 2011

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All five people on a test flight were killed in Indonesia on Saturday when their small plane crashed having changed one of its engines, a Transportation Ministry spokesman said.

The Cassa aircraft of Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter left Batam island and crashed on Bintan island, both in Riau Islands province.

"The pilot, co-pilot and three technicians died in the accident. They were on a flight test after they changed one of the engines for the aircraft," ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said.

Five police on a mission to help flood victims in eastern Indonesia were killed in October when their plane crashed into a tree during an emergency landing.

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