2026 Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crash

The aircraft involved in the accident was an ATR 42-512 with the manufacturer serial number 611 and registration PK-THT. The aircraft was owned by Indonesia Air Transport, and it was operating the flight on behalf of the Indonesian Directorate General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance. The aircraft carried three directorate staff and seven crew members. ==Accident==

Sources report that the aircraft was not on the correct flight path during approach. The aircraft made its last contact with ATC at a distance of about from its destination airport, at 1:37 pm local time. Local residents reported, around the time the aircraft was declared missing, witnessing an explosion and seeing smoke in Mount Bulusaraung, located inside the Bantimurung–Bulusaraung National Park in Pangkajene and Islands Regency, South Sulawesi. ==Search and rescue==

Rescue teams were searching the area where the aircraft wreckage was located. Ground teams and helicopters were involved in the operations. Search efforts were complicated by adverse weather conditions in the area. Hikers in the area found debris that belonged to the crashed aircraft. The crew of a rescue helicopter found debris from the aircraft's window at 7:46 WITA on 18 January 2026. At 7:49, large parts of the aircraft were discovered, with the tail section seen at the bottom of the mountain slope. Search and rescue operations lasted until 23 January, when all 10 bodies were recovered. == Investigation ==

On 21 January, both of the aircraft's flight recorders were found in the wreckage. They were sent to the National Transportation Safety Committee for analysis. On 20 February, the NTSC released their preliminary report. ==See also==