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View all search resultsChartered airplane missing en route to Makassar with 11 on board
The turboprop airplane operated by PT Indonesia Air Transport last made contact over Maros regency, South Sulawesi, at around 1 p.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA).
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ATR 42-500 turboprop airplane operated by PT Indonesia Air Transport is seen at Soroako Airport in East Luwu regency, South Sulawesi, in this undated photo. (Shutterstock/rachmatdp)
An ATR 42-500 turboprop airplane operated by charter airline Indonesia Air Transport reportedly lost contact during a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Saturday.
The airplane, carrying 11 people, comprising eight crew members and three passengers, last made contact at around 1 p.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA) around Maros regency, South Sulawesi, on its way to the provincial capital of Makassar.
Its last known location was around Leang-Leang subdistrict, Maros at 4° 57' 08" S, 119° 42' 52" E, according to the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas).
The office of Basarnas in Makassar has deployed 25 personnel in three groups to look for the missing plane.
“Our personnel are still on the way to the location around Leang-Leang,” said Andi Sultan, the operations head of Basarnas Makassar, in a statement on Saturday.
Basarnas Makassar office head Arif Anwar said the airplane was chartered by the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry for Saturday’s flight, as reported by Kompas.com.
As of 6 p.m. local time, rescuers were still looking for any traces of the missing plane around Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency. Unconfirmed video circulating on social media appeared to show remnants of an aircraft. Basarnas told Kompas TV that officials were verifying the information.
Established in 1968, PT Indonesia Air Transport offers chartered fixed-wing and helicopter flights for the private and public sector, including oil and gas, as well as mining companies, across the country, according to information published on the company’s website.
The firm also wrote that regular safety inspections were carried out by official institutions, as well as independent auditors appointed by the private companies to ensure Indonesia Air Transport met international flight safety standards.
Aside from the ATR 42-500, the company also provides an Embraer Legacy 600 jet and Airbus EC 155 helicopters, among other aircraft. (kuk)
