Helicopter Black Box Falls In South Kalimantan Read 99 Percent, KNKT Investigates Cause
The tragedy of the BK117 D3 helicopter crash in the forest area of Emil Baru Village, Mentewe District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan, leaves important news.
The plane's black box was found to be almost perfect, and the data in it is said to be readable up to 99 percent.
"This morning the black box has been submitted to the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). The NTSC stated that the black box was in good condition and the data could be read 99 percent," said Basarnas Operations Director First Admiral Yudhi Bramantyo in Banjarmasin, as quoted by ANTARA.
According to Yudhi, the device will soon be handled by the NTSC for investigation purposes, including tracing the cause of the accident. "The authority to investigate helicopter accidents is at the NTSC institution," he said.
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The black box was found attached to the tail that was not charred, while most of the helicopter's body caught fire. The SAR team found it on Thursday, September 4 at 15.10 WITA, not far from the location of the plane's carcass, along with efforts to evacuate the victims.
The helicopter carcass itself was found on Wednesday, September 3 at 14:45 WITA at coordinates 03 deg 5 6 S 115 deg 37 39.07 E, about 700 meters from the point where the KNKT had informed him. The helicopter was previously reported to have lost contact on Monday (1/9) at 08.54 WITA.
In the search, On Scene Commander (OSC) deployed a ground Search and Rescue Unit (SRU) team to the location. After an intensive process, the victim's entire body was successfully evacuated on Thursday (4/9) night at around 21.50 WITA.
The eight victims consisted of Captain Haryanto (pilot from Batam, Riau Islands), technician Hendra Darmawan (asal Luwu, South Sulawesi), as well as six passengers: Mark Werren (Australia), Santha Kumar Prabhakaran (India), Claudine Pereira Quito (Brazil), Iboy Irfan Rosa (Kuantan Singingi, Riau), Yudi Febrian Rahman (Pekanbaru, Riau), and Andys Rissa Pasulu (Balikpapan, East Kalimantan).