Incident Eagle Copters Eagle 407HP PK-ZGM,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246741
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 January 2021
Time:10:01
Type:Eagle Copters Eagle 407HP
Owner/operator:PT Sayap Garuda Indah
Registration: PK-ZGM
MSN: 53946
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Tsinga Village, Tembagapura District, Kabupaten Mimika, Papua -   Indonesia
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport (TIM/WAYY)
Destination airport:Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport (TIM/WAYY)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An Eagle Copters Eagle 407HP (Honeywell HTS 900 powered Bell 407, modified by Eagle Copters) was hit by bullets in Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia. Likely the result of an armed attack by a seperatist movement.
The pilot survived the incident.

Sources:

https://netral.news/en/helicopter-shot-while-flying-over-tsinga-mimika-papua.html
https://regional.kompas.com/read/2021/01/07/07040521/fakta-helikopter-ditembaki-di-ketinggian-1500-kaki-pilot-wna-diduga?page=all
https://daerah.sindonews.com/read/292256/174/opm-kalikopi-diduga-kelompok-bersenjata-yang-menembaki-helikopter-di-tembagapura-1609927312

https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en/pages/hts900

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2021 08:04 gerard57 Added
14-Jan-2021 09:01 gerard57 Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
14-Jan-2021 19:26 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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