TNI AD Helicopters Land Emergency In Blora Rice Field, Central Java

Head of Information for Kodam IV/Diponegoro Lt. Col. Andy Soelistyo. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - A helicopter belonging to the Army (AD) was reported to have made an emergency landing in the rice fields in Randublatung, Blora Regency, Central Java, Saturday, November 2.

Head of Information for Kodam IV/Diponegoro Lt. Col. Andy Soelistyo confirmed the landing of the training helicopter in the rice fields

"It is true that a helicopter landed in a rice field in Blora. Temporary information is in the context of training," he said, quoted by Antara.

According to him, the entire helicopter crew was reported to have survived the incident.

As for the condition of the helicopter, he continued, it is still being checked by the crew of the military personnel transport aircraft.

Meanwhile, from the information gathered, the helicopter reportedly flew from Surabaya to Semarang.

The helicopter carried 10 soldiers in the context of flying exercises.

The police themselves have installed a police line around the location where the helicopter landed while waiting for further handling.