JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) stated that the pilot and co-pilot of the pioneering aircraft died allegedly as a result of being shot in the Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua Province.
Director General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Lukman F. Laisa said the plane was shot while landing at Koroway Batu Airport, Yaniruma District, Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua.
"On (Wednesday, February 11) at 11.05 WIT the plane landed at Koroway Batu Airport, shortly after landing the plane was shot at," said Lukman in a statement in Jakarta, Wednesday, quoted by Antara.
Lukman said his party received a report from the Head of the Koroway Batu Airport Service Unit, Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua Province regarding the shooting incident against the Cessna Grand Caravan PK-SNR aircraft owned by PT. Smart Cakrawala Aviation on the Tanah Merah (TMH) - Danawage/Koroway Batu (DNW) flight route.
Based on the initial report, continued Lukman, the aircraft that was shot down was a pioneering flight FLT/no. Reg PK-SNR with Type A/C C208B Ex.
"The route TMH-DNW (Koroway Batu) - TMH, the number of crew/pilots is two, the number of passengers is 12 adults and 1 baby," he said.
The plane reportedly departed at 10.38 WIT from Tanah Merah Airport. Then at 11.05 WIT the plane landed at Koroway Batu Airport, shortly after landing the plane was shot.
Lukman said that until now the Directorate General of Air Transportation has continued to coordinate with the Regional Airport Authority X Merauke and the Head of the Service Unit/officer at Koroway Batu Airport.
"At 13.26 WIT we received information that the two pilots were victims of gunfire and had died while 12 passengers and 1 baby survived," he explained.
"For further information, it will be conveyed according to the development of information in the field," added Lukman.
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