A Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 with around 50 people aboard went missing from radar screens during a promotional flight just south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on May 9. Wreckage suggested it had slammed into the side of a dormant volcano, with no initial signs of survivors from among the diplomats, businessmen, journalists, and crew.
Russian Airliner Crashes In Indonesia
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The Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane at Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport in a May 9 photo.
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A handout photo of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed as it took off for a demonstration flight on May 9 from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.
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A view of the Sukhoi aircraft's wreckage on Mount Salak, in the West Java province of Indonesia, on May 10.
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Relatives of a passenger of the missing Sukhoi aircraft grieve as the ill-fated plane's passenger list is checked at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport in Jakarta.
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The plane's manufacturer, Sukhoi, is trying to enter the commercial aircraft market after years making military jets like the Su-35 and T-50 in this shot from a 2011 test flight.
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An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 like the one that crashed is seen landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on March 28.
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Soldiers and members of a search-and-rescue team rushed to the crash site in hopes that some of the 50 or so passengers and crew survived.
