Sukhoi plane broken into many small pieces

The Search and Rescue Agency on Thursday displayed the picture of wreckage of the Sukhoi super jet 100 plane that was broken into many small pieces at the slope of a mountain in Bogor regency near Jakarta, indicating a small possibility of survival for those on board.

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Relatives of passengers aboard a Russian-made commercial plane Sukhoi Superjet 100 weep after their loved ones perished in the crash. Net photo

The Search and Rescue Agency on Thursday displayed the picture of wreckage of the Sukhoi super jet 100 plane that was broken into many small pieces at the slope of a mountain in Bogor regency near Jakarta, indicating a small possibility of survival for those on board.The picture was displayed at a press conference broadcast live by local televisions from the Air Force Military base in East Jakarta.Gagah Prokoso, spokesman of the agency told Xinhua over phone that the plane went down with a high speed and hit the mountain caused strong impact. "The plane was broken into many small pieces, from that we may conclude that there is a small possibility for those on board to survive,” he said.Head of the agency Sudaryatno confirmed that there was a major crash of the plane against the mount.The Sukhoi commercial plane, carrying Russian businessmen, officials of Russian embassy in Jakarta and journalists, lost contact during a promotion flight at 14:25 p.m. Jakarta time (0725 GMT) on Wednesday at the Bogor regency near Jakarta, spokesman of Transport Ministry Bambang Ervan said.