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Jakarta, Indonesia: Search and rescue teams in Indonesia have located the wreckage of a missing Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42-500 aircraft on the slopes of Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi province, officials confirmed Sunday, as efforts intensify to find the remaining passengers and crew. The turboprop aircraft, chartered by Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries for an aerial surveillance mission, lost contact with air traffic control at about 1:17 p.m. local time on January 17 while en route from Yogyakarta to Makassar, authorities said. Rescuers detecting debris from the aircraft on Sunday morning narrowed the search zone to a steep, forested area inside Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park. Ground teams located scattered wreckage including what are believed to be parts of the fuselage, tail section and windows around the peak of the mountain at approximately 8:02 a.m. local time. Later in the afternoon, a male victim’s body was recovered from a ravine around 200 meters deep, surrounded by aircraft debris, Makassar’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) announced. The victim is being evacuated via a challenging climbing route amid fog and rain. The initial report said there were 11 people on board, including eight crew members and three ministry officials. However, later revisions by Indonesian authorities indicated 10 individuals were aboard comprising seven crew and three passengers. The identities of those aboard, including crew and ministry personnel, have not yet been publicly released. Among the passengers were government officials conducting fisheries surveillance, a ministry statement confirmed. Rescue operations involve hundreds of personnel from Basarnas, the Indonesian military, police, marine units, volunteers and other agencies. Teams are navigating extremely rugged karst terrain, thick fog and heavy winds that continue to slow progress. Basarnas officials have established a one-kilometer search radius around the crash site and divided the area into multiple search zones to improve coordination. Helicopters, drones and ground units are deployed across sectors to cover difficult-to-reach areas. Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) has been notified and is expected to lead the investigation, including efforts to locate and recover the aircraft’s flight recorders (black boxes). Investigators have not yet confirmed retrieval of the devices. Preliminary assessments suggest the aircraft may have crashed into terrain under control, known as “controlled flight into terrain,” though the exact cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Indonesia Plane Crashes With 10 On Board; 1 Body Recovered, Rescue Operations Underway

Aviation Today News Desk / January 19, 2026

Jakarta, Indonesia: Search and rescue teams in Indonesia have located the wreckage of a missing Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42-500 […]

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South Korea Approves Independent Probe Into Deadly Jeju Air Crash That Killed 179

Aviation Today News Desk / December 30, 2025

Seoul, South Korea: South Korea’s National Assembly has passed legislation to establish an independent parliamentary investigation into the December 2024

Louisiana, United States: Three people from Texas were killed when a small twin-engine Beechcraft Baron aircraft crashed in a field near Gloria Switch Road and Louisiana Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish on Tuesday. Federal investigators have begun examining the wreckage to determine what caused the fatal accident. According to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time on October 21. Emergency responders were dispatched to a rural area outside Carencro, where the aircraft went down and burst into flames upon impact. No survivors were found at the scene. Authorities identified the victims as Bruce Verduyn, 58, Justin Ramsey, 42, and Lydia Laws, 46, all residents of the Houston metropolitan area Verduyn and Ramsey from The Woodlands, and Laws from Spring, Texas. Flight tracking data reviewed by local outlets indicated that a Beechcraft Baron registered as N16PV departed from Hooks Memorial Airport near Houston around 9:53 a.m. and disappeared from radar approximately an hour later near the Lafayette crash site. Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have taken charge of the investigation. Preliminary findings have not yet been released, and authorities have not confirmed the flight’s destination or purpose. Sheriff’s deputies secured the area while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames and recover the remains. The debris field reportedly covered a significant portion of private farmland. Local residents described hearing a loud engine noise followed by a heavy thud before smoke rose from the site. Weather conditions in the area were reported as mostly clear at the time of the incident, though investigators have not ruled out any factors, including possible mechanical failure or pilot distress. The FAA said a full accident report will be published after the NTSB concludes its investigation, which could take months.

Aircraft Crashes

3 Killed As Beechcraft Baron Aircraft Crashes In Louisiana; FAA And NTSB Launch Probe

Aviation Today News Desk / October 22, 2025

Louisiana, United States: Three people from Texas were killed when a small twin-engine Beechcraft Baron aircraft crashed in a field

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Indonesia Plane Crashes With 10 On Board; 1 Body Recovered, Rescue Operations Underway

South Korea Approves Independent Probe Into Deadly Jeju Air Crash That Killed 179

3 Killed As Beechcraft Baron Aircraft Crashes In Louisiana; FAA And NTSB Launch Probe

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