Cessna 172 Plane Crashes In BSD After Survey Of The Location Of The Indonesian Flying Club Community Event

Basarnas officers tried to evacuate victims of the plane that crashed at the Sunburst BSD field/ Photo; IST

TANGERANG - The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said the PK-IFP plane that crashed in the Sunburst Field area, BSD, South Tangerang, departed from Tanjung Lesung, Banten. Their visit is for a survey to make the event.

The head of the NTSC, Dr. Ir Soerjanto Tjahjono, explained that in Tanjung Lesung there is a short plane runway, which the Indonesian Flying Club community has prepared for next week's event, Sunday, May 26.

"In Tanjung Lesung, they surveyed that they made a kind of short runway there. They surveyed whether there would be an event next Sunday in Tanjung Lesung," said Soerjanto Tjahjono.

Nevertheless, Soerjanto Tjahjono confirmed that the plane was used by their club, namely the Indonesia Flying Club.

"It's not commercial. Because this is not for the public. But it is used for their own people," he said.

In the incident, it was known that there were three fatalities. As for the three victims, it is known that Pulung Darmawan, a resident of Semarang, Major Suanda, Farid, they consist of pilots, co pilots and engineering.