Bahorok, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The coordinates of the Nusantara Buana Air (NBA) Casa 212 which went down in the Bahorok forest, Langkat regency, N Sumatera province, had already been located, head of the N Sumatra Air Communications Agency Ali Turki Siregar said here Thursday.

Ali said NBA air personnel have already conducted an aerial search for ill-fated plane, and found the aircraft 03 degrees 23 minutes 80 seconds northern latitude and 09 degrees 80 minutes and 21 seconds eastern longitude.

NBA has dispatched its rescue personnel to Bahorok for evacuation.

He said the ill-fated plane`s fuselage registration number is PK-TLF and had 14 passengers on board.

A SAR team from Medan will soon leave for rescuing operations.
(Uu.H-NG/S012)

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