Plane Crashes in Indonesia, Killing 6

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Plane Crashes in Indonesia, Killing 6

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A passenger plane carrying 9 people crashed two minutes after taking off from Juwita Tarakan Airport in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province at around 10:20 local time(0220 GMT) Thursday, killing six of its passengers, the Antara news agency reported.

Three survivors, including a baby, have been rescued from the crash site in critical conditions, an official said.

"We haven't got the list of passenger names so far," said Zainuddin, head of The Tarakan airport.

The Cassa BN-2A crashed two kilometers west of the airport's runway due to mechanical problem, another source reported.

Its pilot, Capt. Yusuf, reported a mechanical problem before calling for an emergency landing.

The plane belongs to local company Dirgantara Air Service and used to serve 150-km Tarakan-Long Bawan route in East Kalimantan, which shares land borders with Malaysia's Serawak.

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