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January 17, 2026
Search underway after passenger aircraft with 11 people goes missing in Indonesia
A regional 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 is underway.
TL;DR
- A regional passenger aircraft carrying 11 people lost contact with ground control.
- The plane was approaching a mountainous region between Java and Sulawesi.
- Search and rescue operations are underway, supported by air force helicopters and drones.
- Hikers reported finding scattered debris and small fires on Mount Bulusaraung.
- The plane was on a flight from Yogyakarta to the capital city of South Sulawesi.
- Contact was lost shortly after air traffic control instructed the pilot to correct its approach alignment.
- The aircraft was believed to have deviated from its approach to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport.
- Weather conditions included clouds and nearly 5-mile visibility.
- Steep terrain in Bulusaraung National Park is complicating search efforts.
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