Bandung, West Java (ANTARA News) - The National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT) has assigned a team to investigate the plane crash that happened during the Bandung Airshow (BAS) at Husein Sastranegara airport on Friday.

Fortunately, the happening did not disrupt the airport`s flight schedules or the program of BAS ITSELS, the commander of the Husein Sastranegara air base, Col Asep Dadang, said.

"The situation in the airport has turned to normal," Asep said here on Friday.

A Cessna aircraft crashed while flying low over the Bandung Air Show 2010 arena here Friday at around 10.15 am local time.

Dark and thick smoke billowed from the ill-fated plane as it hit the ground at the airport where the show is being held.

The fate of the pilot was still unknown. Evacuation cars were still on standby near the scene of the accident.(*)

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