TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A Cessna C208 plane owned by PT Spirit Avia Sentosa (SAS) lost contact roughly five miles from Oksibil, Papua on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.
Head of the Search and Rescue Agency, Rear Admiral Muhammad Syaugi said that the search for the missing plane is currently hampered by bad weather.
"Up until this moment we haven't discovered any findings under bad weather and difficult terrains, even though the plane departed this morning under clear skies," Syaugi said on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.
Syaugi said that the agency has established a post in Oksibil, he still needed to add extra personnel from Jayapura, Papua.
"There are 10-15 people from Jayapura, [arriving] tomorrow morning," Syaugi said.
Syaugi also revealed that the plane’s ITV emergency signal has yet to be detected.
"We would be able to detect the ITV if it's activated," Syaugi said. The agency is partnering with Australia in attempting to locate the missing plane. "[Australia] isn't able to detect the plane too."
The Caravan C208 is piloted by Rio Pasaribu. The PK-FSE coded plane took off from Boven Digoel at 02:44 UTC with its last contact at 02:49 UTC with a scheduled landing at 03:24 UTC.
ARKHELAUS W.
