A poilice-owned Skytruck aircraft which crashed in mt Dorman, Papua (istimewa/ANTARA/*)
The aircraft with a crew of four and carrying eight druns of gasoline and diesel oil lost contact with Sentani airport`s traffic control tower on its way from Jayapura to Mulia in Puncak Jaya district on Monday, SAR team leader Suyatno said here Thursday.
The dead bodies have been placed in four body bags, he said.
"However, we have no idea about the condition of the victims because the identification process will be conducted in Jayapura," he said.
On when the bodies would be taken to Jayapura, Suyatno said, his side was still waiting for a good weather.
He said when the weather had improved, a Kamov helicopter which was now on standby at Dabra would fly to the crash site to pick up the four bodies along with the eight members of the SAR team.
The ill-fated plane was piloted by Adjunct Commissioner Junus who was assisted by co-pilot Adjunct Commissioner Benedictus and two technicians, namely First Brigadier Kuswanto and First Brigadier Syaiful.
Jayapura Police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Matheus Fakhiri said on Monday he had received a report that the aircraft took off from Sentani airport at 11.38 am Eastern Indonesia Time (WIT) and was scheduled to arrive in Mulia, capital of Puncak Jaya district, at 1.30 pm (WIT). (*)
