Overview

• The Eastindo Air Airbus BK117 D-3 lost contact eight minutes after departing Kotabaru for Palangkaraya on Monday.
• The last communication with air traffic control occurred at 08:54 a.m., with arrival scheduled for 10:15 a.m.
• Authorities estimate the loss of contact occurred over the Mantewe forest in Tanahbumbu district.
• Three foreign nationals—an American, a Brazilian, and an Indian—were among the eight people on board.
• The Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Agency received the report at 12:02 p.m., prompting land and air deployments, including two helicopters.