MI-17 Helicopter Falls In Kendal, 4 Indonesian Army Soldiers Died

JAKARTA - A helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Army crashed in an industrial area in Kendal Regency, Central Java. It is known that the helicopter with the HA 5141 registration number shook before it crashed.

The head of the Indonesian Army Information Service, Brig. Gen. Nefra Firdaus, said the MI-17 V5 helicopter was carrying eight people, including a pilot on a training flight mission. However, when it was over Kendal waters, the helicopter seemed to lose control until it finally fell and caught fire in the Kendal Industrial Zone area.

"After falling, this MI-17 helicopter caught fire and caused four crew members to die, while five others were injured," he said, through an official statement received by VOI, in Jakarta, Saturday, June 6.

The incident, the training helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Army, took place at 12.35 WIB. At that time the pilot and the passengers in it were carrying out a flight training mission at the Army Aviation Education Center, Semarang, Central Java as part of the Aviation Officer 1 Candidate Education program.

Nefra emphasized that the helicopter was declared in good condition before flying, because during the Pre-flight Check there were no outstanding things. In addition, the first endurance flight training mission, before the 2nd mission, also proceeded safely.

"It is still an investigation process," explained Nefra regarding the cause of the downing of the helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Army.

The following is a list of the names of the victims of the fall of the MI-17 TNI AD Helicopter:

1. Captain Cpn Kadek (died)

2. Captain Cpn Fredi (died)

3. Captain Cpn Y Hendro (died)

4. Lettu Cpn Wisnu (died)

5. Lettu Cpn Vira Yudha

6. Praka Nanang

7. Praka Rofiq

8. Praka Supriyanto

9. Praka Andi