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News India Live, Digital Desk: A horrific plane crash in West Kalimantan province of Indonesia has shocked everyone. A private helicopter flying over palm oil plantations PT Mathew Air Nusantara (Airbus H-130) Crashed in the dense forests. A total of two crew members and six passengers were killed in this accident. 8 people The death has been confirmed. The Indonesian Air Force and rescue teams recovered the bodies from the inaccessible mountainous area after hours of hard work.
Lost contact just 5 minutes after take off
According to reports, the helicopter PK-CFX took off from a plantation area in Melawi in the afternoon. He was supposed to reach another palm oil plantation in Kubu Raya district, but just after take off after 5 minutes Immediately he lost contact with the radar.
Search for debris: After contact was lost, the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) launched an operation. At around 3:25 pm on Thursday afternoon, the Air Force’s ‘Super Puma’ helicopter sighted the first part of the debris, 3 kilometers away from the last location.
Difficult terrain: Mohammad Syafi, head of the rescue agency, said that the crash site is located amidst very dense forests and steep hills of ‘Sekadau’ district, due to which reaching there proved to be a big challenge.
A Malaysian citizen was also among the dead.
Zainal Abidin, head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Sekadau police, confirmed that all eight bodies had been recovered from the debris.
Identification: The dead included 2 crew members and 6 passengers. one of the dead Malaysia Citizen It is being told.
The bodies were sent: All the bodies have been taken to Pontianak, the provincial capital, for post-mortem and identification.
Darkness and dense forest blocked the way
Palm Oil Company, the site of the accident ‘Sitra Mahkota’ Located near the plantation area. The rescue operation had to be stopped on Thursday night due to dense darkness and danger of wild animals. On Friday morning, police and army personnel succeeded in reaching the crash site on foot via land route.
The reason behind the crash is under investigation
At present the reasons for the helicopter crash have not been revealed. The Indonesian Transport Ministry and the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) have ordered a high-level investigation into the matter. Experts are investigating whether the accident happened due to bad weather or some technical fault (engine failure) became the reason for it.
