JAKARTA/SINGAPORE – A twin-engine Indonesian police plane went missing on Saturday with 15 people on board en route to the island of Batam, south of Singapore, police said.
The plane is thought to have crashed between the islands of Mensanak and Sebangka or Gentar, a police report obtained by Reuters said.
A search team recovered items apparently identified as being from the missing aircraft, the report said. No other details were immediately available.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) confirmed that the had lost contact with Singapore air traffic control in the Singapore Flight Information Region at 11.22am today (Dec 3).
The aircraft departed Pankal Pinang at 10.24am and was expected to arrive in Batam at 11.58am.
Its last known radar position was about 40 nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Pinang, the CAAS said in a statement.
Search and rescue operations from Singapore have been activated by the Singapore Rescue Coordination Centre, which is managed by the CAAS and supported by various agencies.
“With clearance from the Indonesian authorities, one SuperPuma helicopter and one Fokker 50 are currently on-scene supporting the Indonesians to locate the aircraft. Two ships are awaiting clearance by the Indonesian authorities to assist in the search and rescue efforts,” the CAAS said, adding that its Crisis Management Centre has also been activated.
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