A passenger plane has mysteriously vanished from radar after locals reportedly heard a loud explosion, with an urgent search underway to find the missing aircraft. The ATR 42-500 turboprop, operated by Indonesia Air Transport, was flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar when contact was lost around 12 miles into the flight, according to aviation officials.

Flight tracking data shows the aircraft suddenly disappeared from radar, while residents near the last known location reported hearing a noise that “sounded like burning material” before a loud explosion. The plane was reported to be carrying three passengers and eight crew members at the time it vanished.

Indonesian authorities have declared an emergency and dispatched search and rescue teams to the suspected crash area, with officials confirming that three teams and around 60 personnel are now scouring mountainous terrain near the aircraft’s last known position.

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