January 18, 2026
Indonesian Plane With 11 People Vanishes in Mountainous Region, Search Underway
JAKARTA, Indonesia—A passenger aircraft carrying 11 people lost contact with ground control Saturday while approaching a mountainous region between Indonesia’s main island of Java and Sulawesi island, officials said. A search and rescue operation has been launched. The turboprop ATR 42-500 operated by the Indonesia Air Transport was on its way from Yogyakarta to the […]
TL;DR
- A passenger aircraft carrying 11 people lost contact with ground control on Saturday.
- The plane was approaching a mountainous region between Java and Sulawesi islands.
- The aircraft, an ATR 42-500 operated by Indonesia Air Transport, was traveling from Yogyakarta to South Sulawesi's capital.
- The plane was last tracked at 01:17 p.m. (05:17 GMT) in the Leang-Leang area of Maros.
- Search and rescue operations, including air force helicopters and drones, have been deployed.
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