CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN , DERAZONA AIR SERVICE (BELL 412 PK-DAR) KNKT.22.6.02.04
A Bell 412 aircraft, registration
PK-DAR, was being operated by PT Derazona Air Service on a non-schedule from
Mozes Kilangin Airport, Timika, Papua, Indonesia (WAYY) to Jila Airstrip,
Papua, Indonesia (WAYJ).
According to the filed flight
plan, the helicopter would conduct the flight of Timika – Bupati Area helipad –
Jila – Bupati Area helipad – Timika.
On 8 June 2022 at 2213 UTC (0713
LT), the helicopter departed from Timika to Bupati Area. Onboard in this flight
were two pilots and one Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO). Several minute later
the helicopter landed on the Bupati Area helipad. The distance from Timika to
Bupati Area helipad was about 5 Nm. After landed at Bupati Area helipad, the
helicopter picked up three passengers consists of one medical doctor and two
nurses.
At 0800 LT, the helicopter
departed to Jila. The flight from Bupati Area helipad to Jila was estimated
about 40 minutes.
The intention to Jila was picked
up a mother who experienced lotus births (lotus birth is the practice of
birthing the baby and placenta, and leaving the cord intact between mother and
the baby). In that case the mother also had the problem of placenta previa
(complete or partial covering of the cervix with the placenta). The plan was
that the mother of twin baby girls will be expedited from Jila to the Timika
hospital for further treatment.
As the flight plan, the helicopter
flew back from Jila to Bupati Area helipad.
On the flight back from Jila to
Bupati Area helipad, the helicopter encountered weather.
The helicopter crashed and found
about 24 Nm on radial 088 from Timika with the coordinate of 4° 30’ 09” S 137° 16’ 34.7” E. The pilots
experienced serious injury. The passengers were survived and one of the infant
passengers was fatally injured. The investigation is ongoing. The KNKT did not
receive any safety action from the operator