Overview
- The ATR 42-500 lost contact around 1:17 pm local time while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar.
- Flightradar24 logged the last signal at 04:20 UTC about 12 miles northeast of Makassar Airport.
- Basarnas mobilized ground teams, helicopters and drones with support from the air force, police and volunteers.
- Videos circulating online show apparent debris and a small fire near Mount Bulu Saraung, which officials have not verified.
- The aircraft carried three passengers and eight crew, and reports differ on the operator as a regional commander cited local accounts of a loud explosion and said it was likely the plane fell.