Missing Indonesian Aircraft
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Reports that an AMA (Associated Mission Aviation) aircraft taking part in the SAR effort may have located debris thought to be TGN267 near the "Oskop waterfall" in the Bintang Mountain district, approx. 7nm from Oksibil.
(Indonesian)
Pesawat AMA temukan puing diduga Trigana di Oksop - ANTARA News
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https://translate.google.com/transla...-text=&act=url
(Indonesian)
Pesawat AMA temukan puing diduga Trigana di Oksop - ANTARA News
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https://translate.google.com/transla...-text=&act=url
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In bad weather, the approach is quite a challenge
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlvpHQoj6M
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlvpHQoj6M
An interactive map of the incident area has been created and can be found at Trigana Air Service flight TGN267
Bad weather hampers bid to reach Indonesian plane crash site
This should produce an influx of willing local searchers on the land side
This should produce an influx of willing local searchers on the land side
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$468,000.00 cash plus on plane for poor...
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The spotted crash site was a bit west of the guestimated area, reported at 04 49.289 S 140 29.953 E, and an altitude of 8,300 ft. The chance of survivors is reported to be "very slim".
The SAR team consisting of National SAR members, police and military personnel plus local resident volunteers have been making their way to the site on foot.
However, the terrain is very difficult -- around 14 km hike in thick jungle, fog with visibility of less than 3 feet. The SAR team was not able to reach the crash site today and will resume the hike tomorrow.
The SAR team consisting of National SAR members, police and military personnel plus local resident volunteers have been making their way to the site on foot.
However, the terrain is very difficult -- around 14 km hike in thick jungle, fog with visibility of less than 3 feet. The SAR team was not able to reach the crash site today and will resume the hike tomorrow.
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This is the crash site apparently;
There's apparently 1/2 million dollars in cash somewhere down there too, being carried for a family welfare fund according to local press.
Source: Twitter
There's apparently 1/2 million dollars in cash somewhere down there too, being carried for a family welfare fund according to local press.
Source: Twitter
A curiously narrow impact area for an ATR. I'd have expected to see wider tree clipping from the wings in a wings-level CFIT.
Could they have seen the terrain at the last second, pulled up too hard, stalled and rolled to wings vertical and nose down - similar to the final moments of the videoed ATR that crashed in Taipei?
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multim...5__849255b.jpg
Could they have seen the terrain at the last second, pulled up too hard, stalled and rolled to wings vertical and nose down - similar to the final moments of the videoed ATR that crashed in Taipei?
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multim...5__849255b.jpg
fog with visibility of less than 3 feet.
Somebody is exaggerating just a tad here.
Somebody is exaggerating just a tad here.
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This may not be the first for that route. Ironically it was in August 2009 when a DH-6 Twin Otter went down in the Gap. Here is the link for further info.
http://kemhubri.dephub.go.id/knkt/nt...t%20PK-NVC.pdf
http://kemhubri.dephub.go.id/knkt/nt...t%20PK-NVC.pdf
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Even without the fog in high altitude rainforest three foot is abou5 as far as you can see. The most extraordinary denseness of plant life, very beautiful but like no other environment on earth.
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"fog with visibility of less than 3 feet.
Somebody is exaggerating just a tad here."
I have been in fog with that visibility in Colorado at about 8,000 ft. Take 2 steps from the person walking with you, stop talking, and they can't find you.
Somebody is exaggerating just a tad here."
I have been in fog with that visibility in Colorado at about 8,000 ft. Take 2 steps from the person walking with you, stop talking, and they can't find you.
curiously narrow impact area for an ATR
Having hiked in similar environments I can speak from experience, in low light conditions the three feet is not an exaggeration... Weather in tropical mountains changes incredibly fast, I can easily envision a scenario where they committed to a visual descent into a valley, and found themselves in IMC halfway through without a good plan B.
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What's the bet the 6.5 billion rupiah (AUD$637,443) carried in the aircraft, will be found to have all been burnt, and totally destroyed in the crash? 
