Indonesian authorities have located the Merpati Nusantara de Havilland Canada Twin Otter that crashed in west Papua on 2 August but so far no survivors have been found because rescuers are unable to reach the crash site.
"It takes 20mins by helicopter" to get to the crash site but "our rescue team is currently stranded in Oksibil airport because the weather is unstable," says Merpati.
The aircraft crashed on 2 August 23nm (43km) north of Oksibil town. The wreckage is on a plateau in the Bintang mountains in West Papua.
Rescuers hope to visit the crash site tomorrow morning when the weather has cleared, says the airline.
Initial reports said there were three crew and 10 passengers on board but the airline says there were also two children on board.
The missing aircraft is a 30-year old de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter with the Indonesian registration PK-NVC. It is one of five Twin Otters in Merpati's fleet.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news