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Eight Killed in Airbus H130 Helicopter Crash in Indonesia

4/17/2026

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Eight people died on April 17 when an Airbus H130 helicopter crashed in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
The Airbus H130 lost contact shortly after taking off from a plantation area in Melawi on April 16.
Rescuers including military and police are traveling to the densely forested, steep crash site to retrieve bodies and wreckage.
The crash involves a helicopter operated by Matthew Air Nusantara, with the plantation owned by Citra Mahkota.

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Story summary

Eight people died on April 17 when an Airbus H130 helicopter crashed in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
The Airbus H130 lost contact shortly after taking off from a plantation area in Melawi on April 16.
Rescuers including military and police are traveling to the densely forested, steep crash site to retrieve bodies and wreckage.
The crash involves a helicopter operated by Matthew Air Nusantara, with the plantation owned by Citra Mahkota.