At least two people died on the ground when the plane came down in a village, hitting houses before skidding into a rice field where it caught fire.
The plane had been flying from Jakarta to eastern Java when it crashed.
Visibility appears to have been good and there is no indication yet of what caused the crash.
It missed landing at Iswahyudi air force base and struck houses in the village of Geplak, 4km away, at around 0630 local time (2330 GMT).
Initial reports say the last contact with the crew was a few minutes before the plane came down, as it was making its final approach to land.
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