Grief Of The TNI Commander After The Fall Of The Indonesian Army Helicopter In Kendal

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto expressed his deep sorrow for the crash of the MI-17 helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Army (AD) in Kendal, Central Java. He prayed that all the soldiers who died would be accepted by God.

Through his personal Twitter account, @TjahjantoHadi, he prayed for all the fallen soldiers to be accepted by Allah for their good deeds. He also prayed that all their sins and mistakes would be forgiven while living in this world.

"Our sorrow is due to the MI-17 Puspenerbad helicopter accident," Hadi said on his Twitter account, Sunday, June 7.

Our sorrow for the MI-17 Puspenerbad helicopter accident. A sincere prayer to all the fallen Soldiers, may Allah SWT accept his good deeds and forgive his sins and mistakes while in the world. 🇲🇨 # P5TNI pic.twitter.com/C6pVBcCI46

- Hadi Tjahjanto (@TjahjantoHadi) June 7, 2020

Condolences and condolences were also written on the TNI website. Through a written statement, Saturday, June 6, 2020, the Head of the Indonesian Army Information Service, Brigadier General Nefra Firdaus, revealed the incident of the fall of a helicopters belonging to the Army in Kendal, Central Java.

He explained, the helicopter with registration number HA 5141 was carrying out a flight training mission at the Army Aviation Education Center, Semarang, Central Java, as part of the Aviation Officer Candidate Education program 1. The helicopter carried nine people, four of whom died in the incident.

"After falling, this MI-17 helicopter caught fire and caused four crew members to die, while five others were injured," wrote Nefra in a written statement received by VOI.

He rejected the news that the helicopter was declared unfit to fly. The TNI confirmed that the aircraft was in good condition, even before the helicopter incident had completed its first flight training mission.

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

Here are the identities of the victims:

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