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Plane Crashed in North Sulawesi, Indonesia; Two Feared Dead

A chartered plane crashed into waters in Aaparagus village of Kema district, North Minahasa regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on December 2.

The accident happened when the Pilatus Porter plane, carrying 2 people, was heading from Jalaluddin Airport, Gorontalo to Ternate, North Maluku. Authorities said the pilot reported bad weather and sought permission for landing at Sam Ratulangi Airport, North Sulawesi, before losing contact at around 10:15 a.m.

The Gorontalo-chapter National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said some parts of the aircraft were found however, both people aboard were missing. They were identified as the pilot Capt. Roni Jasril and engineer Fian Sophian,

The aircraft was registered to PT Elang Nusantara Air, an airline company based out of Pekanbaru.

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