Rescuers recovered the bodies of four victims of the crash of the plane that crashed into the sea Saturday off the coast of Indonesia's Papua province, with 25 people aboard, officials said. On board were 18 passengers, including a child and two babies, and four crew, although the authorities had initially said there were 27.
Officials have noted that there is no hope of finding survivors, when left to find the bodies of four victims. The plane, a Xian MA-60 manufactured in China and 50 passengers of the state-owned Merpati, crashed into the sea a mile from the Papuan of Kaimana airport when its landing approach to land amid the rain.
The director of Merpati Airlines, Sardjono Jhony said rescue teams were also able to recover the stricken plane's black box. Poor visibility caused by weather conditions was identified as the cause of the accident. "The plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing because of bad weather," the spokesman said civil aviation department, Bambang Ervan, the state agency Antara . 
Officials have noted that there is no hope of finding survivors, when left to find the bodies of four victims. The plane, a Xian MA-60 manufactured in China and 50 passengers of the state-owned Merpati, crashed into the sea a mile from the Papuan of Kaimana airport when its landing approach to land amid the rain.
The director of Merpati Airlines, Sardjono Jhony said rescue teams were also able to recover the stricken plane's black box. Poor visibility caused by weather conditions was identified as the cause of the accident. "The plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing because of bad weather," the spokesman said civil aviation department, Bambang Ervan, the state agency Antara .
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