Plane Mysteriously Vanishes With 11 Onboard After Losing Contact With Air Traffic Control

An aircraft that was reported missing earlier today is now feared to have crashed in Indonesia, with all 11 occupants believed to have d!ed.

The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane took off from Yogyakarta for a two-hour flight to Makassar, South Sulawesi on Saturday, but air traffic control lost contact with it when the plane was around 12 miles from the airport.

Rescue teams have been sent to the area to search for survivors. There were three passengers and eight crew members on board the plane.

Andi Sultan, head of the Makassar Basarnas Operations Section, said: 'We have headed to the location of the coordinates around the Leang-Leang area according to the coordinates reported to us by Airnav.

'To detect and find the ATR 42-500 aircraft, the team has deployed 60 search and rescue personnel.

'The first team has dispatched five people to carry out the assessment, and we are sending another 15 people for the second team.

'Meanwhile, for the third team, we will dispatch 40 personnel with search and rescue expertise.'