Investigation of Cassa crash to involves "KNKT"

Tenjolaya, Bogor: An investigation team formed by the Indonesian Air Force to probe the cause of the Cassa crash in the slope of Mount Salak in Bogor district, West Java province will involve the National Committee for Transporation Safety (KNKT).
The remark was made by the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Rear Mashal I Gusti Made Oka during the evacuation of the crash victims in Curug Luhur village, Tenjolaya sub-district, on Sunday afternoon.
The involvement of the national committee for transporation safety was prompted because the air force may not have some skills which it has, and the plane was in a good condition, weather was also favorable.
"There is no problem with the ill-fated aircraft. Therefore, the air force will have to evaluate this case, because there are some strange matters because aircraft was in a good condition, but crashed," he said.
It was reported that the plane was on a mission of testing a new aerial camera when the plane went down. As no black box was found in the crash site, I Gusti Made Oka said some aircrafts are not equipped with a flight recorder like the ill-fated Cassa. With regard to obstacles posing the investigations, he said they included bad weather, the plane wreck was hardly recognizable, and no witness, because all the 18 people (including an Indian)on on board the plane were killed, he said.
30/06/08 Antara, Indonesia

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