Indonesian plane carrying 54 goes missing

An Indonesian plane carrying 54 people went missing Sunday after losing contact over the country's Papua province, ABC News reports.

The Trigana Air Service flight took off from Jayapura and lost contact just nine minutes before it was supposed to land in Oksibil, the Transportation Ministry said. The airline, Trigana Air Service, noted difficult weather conditions in the region.

The plane has 44 adult passengers, five children, and five crew members, BBC News reports. The search, called off at dusk, will resume Monday morning.

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