JAKARTA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - An Indonesian navy aircraft crashed in the sea off the coast of Aceh province after it ran into bad weather on Sunday, killing two people and injuring two others, a navy spokesman said.

Three people were still missing after the Nomad P-833, heading for Medan in North Sumatra from Sabang, an island off the western tip of Indonesia, experienced engine trouble, Iskandar Sitompul told reporters.

"The left side engine stopped working," Sitompul said.

He said the pilot decided to fly back to Sabang but was forced to attempt an emergency water landing some 200 metres before reaching the coast.

A naval search and rescue team was looking for the missing people and the remains of the crashed plane. (Reporting by Ade Mardiyati; Editing by Sugita Katyal and Alex Richardson)

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