Indonesian air forces have temporarily banned 11 remaining Super Tucano aircraft from flying as investigation on the cause of crash of one of the planes is yet to be completed.

Air Marshall Agus Supriatna, the chief of staff at the air forces, said on Thursday that the ban came into effect starting Thursday until officers reveal the investigation results of the plane accident.

However, Supriatna added that the Indonesian military would not stop the scheduled arrival of four new Super Tucano planes on Feb. 29 to the Abul Rachman Saleh airbase in Malang.

In 2012, Indonesia ordered 16 units of the Brazilian-made light attack planes, but only 12 of them have arrived.

On Wednesday, a Super Tucano aircraft crashed from mid-air into a housing area during a routine training flight, killing four people, including the two men onboard and two civilians on the ground. Endit

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