Contact was lost with the Trigana Air ATR 42 turboprop just before 15:00 local time (06:00 GMT) after take-off from Sentani airport in the regional capital Jayapura. The plane was flying to the town of Oksibil in the south of the region. It is carrying 44 adult passengers, five children and infants, and five crew. The plane took off from Sentani at 14:21 and contact was lost at 14:55. Transport ministry spokesman Julius Barata confirmed the disappearance.
