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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A pilot and co-pilot are believed dead after a cargo plane carrying elections materials crashed in the mountainous area of Indonesia's eastern Papua province Thursday, an air transport official said.
The Aviastar cargo plane was travelling from the provincial capital Jayapura to Wamena town when it crashed at 8:00 am (2300 GMT Wednesday) while attempting to land, Mimika air transport chief Jonrettob was quoted by AFP as saying.
"We are still investigating the cause of the crash. But we believe the pilot Sigit and co-pilot Lukman have been killed in the crash," he added.
The plane was carrying elections materials including ballot papers and boxes, Jonrettob said.
"Without the materials, some polling stations could not carry out the elections," he added without elaborating.
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Major General Bagus Ekodanto said the bodies of the pilot, co-pilot and two other crew members had been pulled from the smouldering wreckage.(BBC)
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All six people on board were killed after a small plane crashed before landing in Papua province in easternmost of Indonesia on Thursday morning, an investigator said. Investigator from Indonesian Aviation Safety Commission named only Sulaiman said that the Comby PAS146 cargo-and-passenger plane operated by Avia Star airline was on route from Sentani to Wamena of the province, Xinhua reported.