Three injured in helicopter mishap

JAKARTA (JP): A helicopter operated by PT Derazona Air Service made an emergency landing after engine failures at a swampy area near the heavily-packed Pinang Ranti residential area at Kampung Makassar in East Jakarta yesterday morning, an official said.

No fatalities were reported while the pilot and two engineers of the Bell-206 helicopter suffered slight injuries, East Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Syahrir Kuba told The Jakarta Post.

"The chopper left the Halim airbase at 7:30 a.m. for a flight test after being repaired. The incident was recorded at 8 a.m.," he said.

The three crew, pilot Tony Siahaan and engineers Wahyudi and Ashari, were rushed to the Air Force hospital at the Halim Perdanakusuma airbase, he said.

The chopper, which was slightly damaged, has already been lifted to the airbase, he added. (bsr/edt)