Indonesia plane is missing; 102 on board

[Rich Parsons]

Indonesia plane is missing; 102 on board

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_plane

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescue teams were dispatched after a commercial Adam Air passenger plane with more than 100 people onboard sent out a distress signal while flying in bad weather in Indonesia, the transport minister said Monday.

Hatta Radjasa said a radio communication was picked up over central Sulawesi and that emergency crews were on their way to search for survivors.

"Let's hope the plane had an emergency landing," he told El-Shinta radio.

Air traffic controllers lost contact with flight KI-574 while it was flying at 35,000 feet between Indonesia's Java and Sulawesi islands. It was still missing more than six hours after the scheduled arrival time.

 

[Rich Parsons]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_plane

An update: 12 survive Indonesia jet crash; 90 die

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[MA-Caver]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_plane

An update: 12 survive Indonesia jet crash; 90 die

:asian:

Officials deny Indonesian jetliner found
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_plane
By ZAKKI HAKIM, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

POLEWALI MANDAR, Indonesia - Indonesia's transportation minister said Tuesday that rescuers had not found the wreckage of a missing passenger jetliner, despite earlier statements from aviation and police officials that it had been located.

The Adam Air Boeing 737 carrying 102 people sent out two distress signals in stormy weather Monday. It was halfway through its two-hour flight from Indonesia's main island of Java to Manado, on the northern tip of Sulawesi, one of the largest islands in the sprawling archipelago.

"The search and rescue team is still looking for the location," Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa told El-Shinta radio, insisting that earlier statements that the wreckage had been located were based on rumors from villagers that were passed on to local officials. "It has not yet been found."

So umm, like if it hasn't been found... where the hell is it?