A Smart Cakrawala Cessna 208 Caravan has crashed in foggy conditions at Ilaga Airport, Indonesia.
One of two pilots onboard the cargo aircraft did not survive, the other is in critical condition.
Smart Cakrawala Cessna 208 Caravan (PK-SNN) was destroyed in a landing accident in foggy conditions at Ilaga Airport (WABL), Indonesia. One of two pilots onboard the cargo aircraft did not survive, the other is in critical condition.
The body of a Smart Air pilot, Rahayu Kuntardi, who died in the crash of the cargo plane at the Aminggaru Ilaga Airport, Puncak regency, Papua, Monday (25/10), has been evacuated to Jakarta.
In addition, the injured co-pilot, identified as Eggie, has also been evacuated from Ilaga.
“The evacuation used two planes, namely Smart Air and Rimbun Air. [The two planes] landed first before the ill-fated plane crashed,” Aminggaru Ilaga Airport head Herman Sujito told Antara, Monday (25/10).
Herman said that when the ill-fated plane, which was carrying logistics from Timika, was about to land, a fog appeared to be covering the area around the airport. He said that the airport operations had continued as they had finished cleaning the runway. “The Aminggaru Ilaga Airport has returned to normal,” he added.