Plane carrying 102 missing in Indonesia
1/1/2007, 7:52 a.m. ET
The Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A passenger plane lost contact with flight controllers Monday as it flew between Indonesia's Java and Sulawesi islands, officials said.
Aviation authorities are unable to contact Adam Air flight KI-574, Gunawan Suherman, Adam Air's chief executive, told The Associated Press.
The missing plane is a Boeing 737-400, carrying six crew and 96 passengers, including 11 children, Indonesia's El-Shinta radio reported.
"We can't say what happened yet, we are still coordinating," Suherman said.
Indonesian Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa confirmed the plane had lost contact, but offered no further details.
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http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/01/01/indonesian-passenger-jet-sent-distress-signal-before-going-missing/
(VOA)
"Indonesian Passenger Jet Sent Distress Signal Before Going Missing"
January 01, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A passenger plane carrying more than 100 people has disappeared over Indonesia, and rescue teams are searching for it. Chad Bouchard has more in this VOA report from Jakarta.
Air traffic controllers lost contact with Adam Air flight KI 574 shortly after midday. The plane was at an altitude of about 35,000 feet during a scheduled two-hour flight from Java to north Sulawesi island.
There was no sign of the airplane several hours after its arrival time. The jet carried only enough fuel to fly for four hours.
Transportation Ministry Director General of Air Transport Ikhsan Tatang told reporters at a news conference that bad weather conditions could have been a factor.
Tatang says, before leaving, the plane had received weather information for the whole
journey.
Transport officials added that the airplane was sighted over central Sulawesi, and a Singapore satellite also picked up a distress signal in that area.
Emergency crews have been dispatched to look for survivors."