11 hurt in plane crash

11 hurt in plane crash

SEMARANG (JP): A small passenger aircraft owned by Air Deraya
Service crashed into a residential area yesterday injuring at
least 11 passengers and local residents. No casualties were
reported.

Sgt. Sukim of Semarang police precinct told The Jakarta Post
that the Cessna 402, flight number PK BBI, crashed at 3:49 p.m.
while in transit from Pontianak, West Kalimantan, en route to
Surabaya, East Java.

The aircraft carried five passengers and two crew members --
pilot Kuntardi, 36, and mechanic Fadjri, 36 -- all of whom were
slightly injured.

The plane crashed into a residential area of Karangsari
village, West Semarang, damaging five houses. Four residents were
injured in the crash.

According to Antara, the plane crashed after it was in a
holding pattern above Ahmad Yani Airport as it waited for the
arrival of a plane carrying Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo.

According to Semarang Police, two of the injured passengers
were children -- Drian Pamuji, 4, and Romadhon Gita Sambora, 7
months old. (har/25/05)