Russian Superjet-100 Aircraft Missing in Indonesia

Superjet-100 aircraft disappeared from the radar screens on Wednesday on a demonstration flight near Jakarta.

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© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Kovalev

Superjet-100 aircraft disappeared from the radar screens on Wednesday on a demonstration flight near Jakarta.

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© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Kovalev

Air traffic controllers reported that the pilots had requested permission to descend from 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) to 6,000 feet (1,800 meters).

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© Photo : Sergey Dolia

They received the permission and the plane started turning right and descending…

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© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Tsiganov

…but then disappeared from the radar screens at an altitude of 6,200 feet in a mountainous area 60 kilometers from Jakarta.

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© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Kovalev

There are 50 people on board, including eight Russians, two Italians, one French and one American citizens and 38 citizens of Indonesia.

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© Photo : Marina Lystseva

The plane was operated by senior pilot Aleksandr Yablontsev…

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© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Kovalev

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…and his co-pilot - Alexandr Kochetkov. Navigator of the plane is Oleg Shvetsov.

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© Photo : Sergei Dolya

Flight engineer Aleksey Kirkin and leading test flight engineer Dennis Rakhmanov were also on board.

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© Photo : Sergei Dolya

All forces, including the police, Air Force and ground forces of Indonesia were notified about the accident.

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© Photo : Sergei Dolya

The darkness, fog and rain complicate the search.

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© Photo : Marina Lystseva

The SSJ-100 arrived in Jakarta as part of a demonstration tour of six Asian countries. Earlier in the day the SSJ-100 carried out two demonstration flights in the Indonesian capital. United Aircraft Corporation said that Sukhoi Superjet-100 was fully functional.