ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242571
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 2020 |
| Time: | 11:06 |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | PT National Utility Helicopters (NUH) |
| Registration: | PK-USS |
| MSN: | 30974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Paniai Regency area, Papua -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nabire |
| Paniai | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell 212 force landed in a river basin in the middle of a forest. The helicopter took off from Nabire Airport at 10:47 a.m. local time, heading to the Baya Biru area to deliver food supplies. However, the helicopter lost contact with air traffic control at 1:30 p.m. It was located the next day at an elevation of 4.700 meters. The three occupants survived the crash and were rescued.
Sources:
https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5177797/menanti-kabar-dari-helikopter-hilang-di-pegunungan-papua
https://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2020/09/18/pencarian-heli-pk-uss-pengangkut-bahan-makanan-yang-hilang-kontak-di-paniai-kembali-dilakukan
https://www.jpnn.com/news/helikopter-hilang-kontak-di-papua-ditemukan-setelah-terlihat-ada-lambaian-tangan
https://hot.grid.id/read/182343671/mendarat-miring-di-tanah-lembek-helikopter-yang-hilang-kontak-akhirnya-ditemukan-di-tengah-belantara-hutan-papua-begini-detik-detik-penemuan-dan-kondisi-para-penumpa?page=all
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2020 06:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Sep-2020 06:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 18-Sep-2020 06:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 18-Sep-2020 07:56 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2020 07:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2020 09:47 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
| 20-Sep-2020 07:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2021 17:47 | rudy | Updated [Category] |
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