JAKARTA, Oct 11, 2015 (AFP) - An Indonesian chopper carrying five people on Sunday lost contact with air traffic control during a flight on Sumatra island, an official said, in the latest blow to the country’s troubled aviation sector.
The single-engine light Eurocopter EC-130 belonging to PT Penerbangan Angkasa Semesta took off for the hour-long flight from Sumatra’s Samosir island to Kualanamu airport in Medan city when it lost contact at 12.20 pm, transport ministry spokesman J.A. Barata told AFP.
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