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Aerosport aircraft crashes in Blora, two crew members survive

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Sky Ranger aircraft made an emergency landing in a rice field in Blora, Central Java, on September 6 after suffering engine failure during a flight from West Java to East Java.
  • The aircraft crashed and caught fire, sustaining heavy damage, but pilot Dhoni Vasmin A and copilot Ignatius Andreas survived with minor injuries.
  • Investigators are examining the wreckage to determine the exact cause of the crash; authorities said the aircraft was used for training and fleet condition checks.

A Sky Ranger aerosport aircraft crashed and caught fire in a rice field in Sarimulyo Village, Blora, after its engine failed during a flight across Java. The crash occurred at about 12:10 p.m. local time on Sunday, September 6.

As a result, it made an emergency landing in the rice fields.

· Comr. Zaenul ArifinThe Blora police investigator described the response to the aircraft’s engine failure.

The aircraft was flying from Pangandaran in West Java to Malang in East Java and had stopped at Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to refuel. After taking off again, it developed engine trouble. The pilot attempted to land in nearby rice fields, but the landing went badly and the aircraft caught fire after the crash.

The fuselage suffered extensive damage and was heavily scorched. Pilot Dhoni Vasmin A, 39, and copilot Ignatius Andreas, 31, both survived with minor injuries and received treatment at the Ngawen Community Health Center.

The landing was not smooth; the aircraft crashed and then caught fire.

· Comr. Zaenul ArifinHe described what happened during the emergency landing.

Blora police investigator Comr. Zaenul Arifin said the aircraft did not belong to a military entity. He said the flight served training and fleet condition-check purposes. Air Force public relations chief First Marshal I Nyoman Suadnyana identified the aircraft as PK-S360 and said it had been diverted toward Ngloram Airport before the emergency landing.

Both survived with minor injuries and have received medical attention at the Ngawen Community Health Center.

· Comr. Zaenul ArifinHe confirmed that both crew members survived.

The aircraft had taken part in the Pangandaran Air Show on September 5. Investigators continue to inspect the wreckage and evaluate the aircraft and other contributing factors, authorities said, to establish the cause and help prevent similar incidents.

To establish the cause of the incident, an evaluation of the aircraft and contributing factors is underway to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

· First Marshal I Nyoman SuadnyanaThe Air Force public relations chief described the ongoing evaluation.
About this summary

Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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