Indonesian Air Force Plane Crashes In Pasuruan, 2 Pilots Die, Lieutenant Colonel Sandhra Still Wanted

Screenshots - Super Tucano fighter aircraft belonging to the Indonesian Air Force which crashed at around 11.18 WIB in the Pasuruan Regency area, East Java, Thursday (16/11/2023). ANTARA/Handout amateur video/ch

Head of the Air Force Information Service (Kadispenau) First Marshal TNI R. Agung Sasongkojati said two pilots on a Super Tucano plane that crashed in Pasuruan, East Java, died.

Two bodies were found, the late Major Yuda Seta and the Subhan Aviation Colonel. For another plane Colonel Widiono was found, Lt. Col. Sandhra (Sandhra Gunawan) is still being searched," said Kadispenau at a press conference, Thursday, November 16.

Two EMB-314 Super Tucano tactical fighter aircraft crashed in Pasuruan, East Java, while practicing routine formations. The weather was said to be bad when one plane separated in formation training from Abd Malang Air Base.

In the training session, the two planes were flown by a total of four middle officers of the Indonesian Air Force, namely Lt. Col. Pnb Sandhra 'Chevron' Gunawan ( Air Squadron 21 Commander), Colonel Pnb Subhan ( Air Danwing 2 Abdulrachman Saleh Air Base), Colonel Adm Widiono Hadiwijaya (Head of Air Base Personnel Abdulrachman Saleh), and Major Pnb Yuda A. Seta.

Lt. Col. Pnb Sandhra and Colonel Adm Widiono boarded the plane with registration number TT-3111, while Major Pnb Yuda and Colonel Pnb Subhan were on the plane with registration number TT-3103. Sandhra and Yudo filled the front seat of the wheel (front), while Widiono and Subhan were in the back seat.