Overview
- Helicopter and ground teams located scattered debris, including a window, major fuselage sections and the tail, on the slopes of Mount Bulusaraung near Makassar.
- The ATR 42-500, operated by Indonesia Air Transport and chartered for a fisheries surveillance mission, was carrying 11 people: eight crew members and three Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries staff.
- Air traffic control had instructed the pilots to correct their approach alignment shortly before radio contact was lost around 1:17 p.m. local time near the Leang-Leang area of Maros.
- More than 1,000 personnel have been deployed as thick fog, strong winds and steep terrain slow access to the site; officials say locating victims is the priority and express hope some can be evacuated safely.
- Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee is leading the investigation with support from ATR, as Flightradar24 reports limited tracking at low altitude and a last signal about 20 km northeast of Makassar airport.