"An Aviastar aircraft, bearing registration number PK-BRM, went missing," Julius Andravida Barata, a spokesman of the Transportation Ministry, stated while confirming about the incident.
Type of the missing aircraft is de Havilland Canada-6 Twin Otter.
The ill-fated aircraft went missing during its flight from Masamba at 2:29 p.m. local time and was scheduled to arrive at the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi, at 3:39 p.m. local time.
"Search efforts are still ongoing," Barata added.
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The ill-fated aircraft went missing during its flight from Masamba at 2:29 p.m. local time and was scheduled to arrive at the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi, at 3:39 p.m. local time.
"Search efforts are still ongoing," Barata added.
(T.SYS/C/KR-BSR/C/H-YH) 02-10-2015 18:45:02
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