JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto ordered the relevant institutions, including Basarnas, to conduct a search and evacuation of victims after receiving reports of an ATR 42-500 aircraft accident belonging to Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) in the Bulusaraung mountain area, South Sulawesi.
The Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) and Presidential Spokesperson, Prasetyo Hadi, explained that when the plane crash occurred on Saturday, January 17, President Prabowo was leading a limited meeting (ratas) and received a report that the plane was declared missing in the Bulusaraung mountain area of the border area of Maros-Pangkep Regency, South Sulawesi while preparing to land at Hasanuddin Airport Makassar.
"At that time, he immediately ordered all related parties to immediately conduct a search. If the coordinates where the plane was in the disaster have been found, an evacuation will be carried out as soon as possible," said Prasetyo when giving information at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday, quoted by Antara.
Pras, his nickname, explained that all related ranks, such as Basarnas, TNI-Polri led by the Regional Military Commander and the Regional Police Chief, to the South Sulawesi Provincial Government by the Governor of South Sulawesi moved quickly to find the point of the plane crash with 10 passengers.
According to Pras, the discovery of the point of the plane's fall was also helped by information from the public who saw and heard the explosion after the plane was allegedly crashed.
Representing President Prabowo Subianto, Pras conveyed his deep concern and condolences for the accident of the plane carrying ten people.
"Of course we convey our deep concern and condolences because once again there has been a disaster. Once again, we share our condolences and we continue to monitor all processes to be carried out as quickly as possible," said Pras.
Based on information collected, the joint SAR team again found one victim of the ATR 42-500 aircraft accident belonging to Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) in the Bulusaraung mountain area, Pangkajene Regency, South Sulawesi.
"Today one victim has been found," said the Head of the National SAR Agency, Rear Admiral TNI Mohammad Syafii, to reporters at the Makassar Class A National SAR Agency Office, Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport Complex in Maros, South Sulawesi, Monday.
The victim, a female, was found by the joint SAR team at around 14.00 WITA after receiving a report from the search team in the field. A day earlier, one male victim was also found. Now there are two victims who have been found.
The ATR 42-500 aircraft belonging to Indonesia Air Transport was declared missing in the Bulusaraung mountain area of the border area of Maros-Pangkep Regency, South Sulawesi while preparing to land at Hasanuddin Airport on Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026.
The plane was carrying 10 people, seven crew members and three passengers. They are known to be employees of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Each of them is Ferry Irawan, Deden Mulyana and Yoga Naufal.
Meanwhile, the crew of the aircraft was seven people, with captain pilot Andi Dahananto, co-pilot Muhammad Farhan Gunawan, aircraft crew Hariadi, Restu Adi, Dwi Murdiono, Florencia Lolita, Esther Aprilita.
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