Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered PK-IWS on 10/09/2025 near Ilaga AD (Indonesia)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Indonesia:

The helicopter departed from Ilaga Airport at 1030 LT and went missing. The helicopter was found destroyed about 7 Nm Southeast of the Ilaga Airport.

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General information
Local date	10/09/2025
Responsible entity	Indonesia - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Indonesia
Location	Near Ilaga AD
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	4
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2025-0407

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Indonesia (PT Intan Angkasa Air Service)
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS HELICOPTERS - AS350
Aircraft Registration	PK-IWS
State of registry	Indonesia
Last departure point	Indonesia - WAYL [ILA] : Illaga
Planned destination	Indonesia - WAYY [TIM] : Mozes Kilangin
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	4047
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

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