A 13-year-old girl lost consciousness running after the notes and had to be rushed to a nearby hospital, the Detikcom online news service said.

Mr Tung Desem Waringin, who is promoting his second business motivation book, got the aircraft to fly four times over a soccer stadium in Serang city, some 60km west of here. He had wanted to release the money over Jakarta but was refused permission from the police.

The 42-year-old rode a horse along Jakarta's main streets, dressed as a war hero, to launch his first book in 2005.

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS