Black Box Of Lush Water Found, While Three Bodies Of Aircraft Crew Evacuated To Timika

Timika SAR personnel were dispatched to Sugapa, Untan Jaya Regency to evacuate the crew of the Rimbun Air PK OTW flight. (Photo: Evarianus Supar/Antara)

JAKARTA - Three crew members of the Rimbun Air flight with flight number PK OTW that crashed in Bukit Kampung Bilogai, near Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency on Wednesday, September 15, are scheduled to be evacuated to Timika this Thursday morning. Reported by Antara, Thursday, September 16, Head of the Office Timika SAR George Mercy L Randang in Timika, Thursday, said two pilot aircraft fleets were ready at Bilogai Sugapa Airport to carry the body of Pilot Hj. Mirza co-pilot Fajar and technician Iswahyudi. "The plane has not departed from Sugapa because it is still foggy. What is clear is that at Timika Airport an ambulance has been alerted to take the bodies of the victims to Mimika Hospital for further processing," Mercy explained. The Air PK OTW type Twin Otter 3000 was successfully removed from the wreckage of the ill-fated plane by residents and TNI officers on Wednesday, September 15, at around 23.30 WIT.

Then the joint SAR team consisting of elements of the community, Basarnas and TNI evacuated the three bodies to Sugapa Airport on foot. The bodies of the three Rimbun Air flight crews only arrived at Sugapa Airport on Thursday morning at around 02.30 WIT. Then at 04.30 WIT The joint SAR team consisting of Basarnas Timika and TNI elements again found the Rimbun Air plane's black box. "The team is currently on their way to evacuate the black box from the incident site to Sugapa on foot. can be taken to Timika with 10 Basarnas personnel," said Mercy. The Rimbun Air PK OTW plane lost contact on a flight from Nabire Airport to Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency on Wednesday (15/9) morning at around 07.37 WIT. building materials. Head of AirNav Indonesia Timika Branch Andi Nurwansyah said that the Timika SAR team through their equipment caught the signal. which is thought to have come from the Rimbun Air plane that crashed.