Discovered the wreckage of the plane falling Indonesia, all passengers died

All 54 passengers and crew members on the Trigana Air (Indonesia) ATR 42 aircraft were killed, the wreck was discovered on the morning of August 17.

Found Indonesian plane crashed

Bloomberg on the morning of August 17, quoted Indonesia's Interior Minister as saying the plane had been discovered in a remote area of ​​Papua. There was no sign of any survivors, and there was no sign that the pilot had sent an emergency signal before the plane fell.

A Trigana Air Service's ATR - (Photo: Trigana)

The AP news agency on August 17 also led a source from Indonesian officials who said a search plane had detected the plane, located only 12 km from the destination of Oksibil.

The ATR 42 , IL267 numbered flight, belonging to Trigana Air Service , lost contact with the ground while in the middle of a 42-minute domestic flight in Papua province, from the capital Jayapura to the city. Oksibil. The plane carries 49 passengers, including 5 children, and 5 crew members.
The weather at that time was very bad with heavy rain, strong winds and dense fog in Oksibil.

The 150-man rescue force set out for the plane , which was located in a remote area that was difficult to access in the mountains. Expected this morning 17.8, they will arrive.

The Associated Press news agency quoted Susanto, leader of the Papua search and rescue agency, who said Okbape villagers in Bintang district of Papua province had told police they saw a very low and late plane. That fell into the mountain. Thanks to this information, the government search force has determined where the plane falls. This area has many rugged, woody cliffs.

Indonesian Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan announced the plane crash on August 16 - (Photo: Reuters)

Schematic where the plane falls

Dense forests and high mountains are common terrain in Papua . In the past, some planes fell into this area and went missing.

Mr. Dudi Sudibyo, an aviation analyst, said Papua is a particularly dangerous area for airplanes, not only because of the high mountains but also because the weather changes very quickly. The AP quoted him: 'I can say that a pilot who can fly there is capable of flying anywhere in the world.'