Indonesian Army Bell 412 Crash

An Indonesian Army Bell 412 crashed and burned in the Patenggang area of Rancabali district, in the Bandung Regency of West Java, during pre-deployment training. All five people aboard survived and were evacuated to a military hospital in Cimahi with injuries. The army opened a formal investigation and said the sequence of events and the cause of the accident remained under examination. The Bell 412 is the standard medium utility helicopter of Indonesian Army Aviation, flown for troop transport, liaison and disaster relief across the archipelago, and the fleet is among the largest operated by any army in the region.