An Indonesian Air Transport ATR 42-500 has been located in mountainous terrain near Mount Bulusaraung after disappearing on approach to Makassar, with early indications pointing to a deviation from the assigned approach path prior to loss of contact.

This differs from earlier reports, which initially indicated that 11 passengers were onboard. One body has been recovered from a ravine, while the fate of the remaining nine passengers is roughly unknown as crews battle thick fog and steep terrain. Investigators continue to treat the crash as a likely controlled flight into terrain.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An ATR 42-500 aircraft belonging to Indonesia Air Transport reportedly lost contact en route from Yogyakarta to Makassar on Saturday, January 17, 2026. A total of 10 people were on board the ATR aircraft, consisting of seven crew members and three passengers.

A Franco-Italian plane manufacturer, ATR, reported an accident involving its ATR 42-500 aircraft in Indonesia. The incident involves a plane from Indonesia Air Transport that lost contact in Maros, South Sulawesi.

An ATR 42 used by the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has crashed while on approach to Makassar Airport (UPG). The aircraft disappeared from radar while flying over the ocean at a low altitude, and had a total of 11 souls onboard, consisting of eight crew members and three passengers.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Transportation stated that the ATR 42-500 aircraft was airworthy before it lost contact and was found in Bulusaraung, South Sulawesi. Endah Purnama Sari, the Head of Public Relations and General Affairs of the Directorate General of Air Transportation,

Turboprop manufacturer ATR says it is prepared to support an investigation into an accident involving an ATR 42-500 in Indonesia. The Indonesian ministry of maritime affairs states that the Indonesia Air Transport aircraft lost contact in the Maros Regency area of South Sulawesi on 17 January.

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) is preparing two evacuation options for victims of the ATR 42-500 plane crash in the

A search and rescue operation has been launched after the aircraft disappearing from flight tracking systems on Saturday.