Twin Otter badly damaged<\/p>\n
JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: A Twin Otter aircraft of the Trigana Air
\nService crashed upon landing in the remote Ilaga village, Paniai,
\non Monday but the five people aboard are safe, a report said
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the provincial transportation agency, Haryadi,
\nsaid the authorities were awaiting a team of experts from Jakarta
\nto determine the cause of the accident.<\/p>\n
The accident happened at the Ilaga airstrip at about 12:15
\na.m. when the aircraft carrying 1.2 tons of building material
\ntouched down, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
The plane's wings and front landing gear were broken and its
\nnose destroyed after it skidded out of control on the rainy day.
\nIt stopped after plunging into a ditch.<\/p>\n
The crew, pilot Sulisno, copilot Dedy Nugroho, engineers Wiler
\nSitorus, Ridwan Lunuwan and Lauder Samsudin, sustained injuries,
\nthe report said.<\/p>\n
Monday's accident reduced Trigana's aircraft from three to
\none. The other one crashed in Sugapa, also in Paniai. (pan)<\/p>",
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