Trigana Air Flight 267
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 PK-YRN, the aircraft involved in the incident. | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 August 2015 |
| Summary | Crashed |
| Site | Papua, Indonesia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ATR 42-300 |
| Operator | Trigana Air Service |
| Registration | PK-YRN |
| Flight origin | Sentani Airport, Jayapura (WAJJ) |
| Destination | Oksibil Airport, Oksibil (WAJO) |
| Passengers | 49 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | Unknown |
| Survivors | Unknown |
Trigana Air Service Flight 267 (IL267/TGN267) was a scheduled 45-min domestic passenger flight within Indonesia from Sentani to Oksibil. on 16 August 2015, the aircraft crashed about 30 minutes after takeoff.[1][2][3] Its wreckage was found by villagers in the Bintang highlands region of Oksibil. On board were 49 passengers (including five infants) and five crew members. It was not immediately clear whether there are any survivors. A search for survivors was suspended due to poor light.[4]
Aircraft & Operator
The 27-year-old ATR-42 turboprop aircraft, originally owned by Resort Air and Trans States Airlines as N421TE, previously was involved in several minor incidents, including a wheel separation incident, before being transferred to Trigana in 2005. [5]
Aircrafts operated by Trigana Air have been involved in 14 serious incidents, 10 of which resulted in hull loss. [6] Trigana Air has been on the European Union blacklist of banned carriers since 2007.[4]
Incident
The Trigana Air Service flight took off from Sentani Airport in Jayapura at 2:22 p.m. local time and was scheduled to land in Oksibil at about 3:16 p.m. Contact was lost with the aircraft at about 2:55 p.m.[7] There was no indication that a distress call was made from the plane.[8] Stormy weather was cited as a possible cause of the crash.[citation needed]
At 3:30 pm, the National Search and Rescue Agency deployed a search aircraft to find the missing aircraft. However, the search was suspended because of foggy weather and was scheduled to resume on 17 August. Unofficial reports from local residents said the plane crashed into the mountain side in Okbape district of Pegunungan Bintang Municipality in Papua.[9][10]
It was reported that locals saw the plane crash into a mountain [11]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH_18PlkhFc&index=6&list=LLxoJCPeXkeZ-TdlzjygPBtg
See also
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760
References
- ^ "Plane with 54 on board crashes in remote Indonesian region". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Cite web|title=Plane with 54 on board crashes in remote Indonesian region|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1536598/indonesian-aircraft-carrying-54-people-missing%7Ctitle=Indonesian Aircraft Carrying 54 People Missing|work=Sky News|accessdate=16 August 2015}}
- ^ http://www.dailysabah.com/asia/2015/08/16/indonesian-plane-with-54-passengers-missing-in-papua
- ^ a b "Indonesia plane wreckage found in Papau - BBC News". Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150816-0
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > ASN Aviation Safety Database results". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "10 Menit Penuh Misteri Saat Trigana Air Hilang Meninggalkan Ketinggian". detik.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Indonesian plane goes missing with 54 people on board". CNN. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Kemhub: Info Masyarakat Pesawat Tabrak Gunung, Ditemukan di Okbapeh". detik.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Kronologi Hilangnya Pesawat Trigana Air". MetroTvNews.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Authorities: Villagers say they've found missing plane". CNN.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.