
All eight people on board were killed and at least 10 on the ground were injured when the Sileri Crater at Dieng Plateau spewed cold lava, mud and ash as high as 164 feet into the sky when it erupted on Sunday.
The aircraft went down about three minutes before arriving at the popular tourist area.
It reportedly hit a cliff on Butak Mountain in the Temanggung district of Central Java province.
Brigadier General Ivan Tito, director of operation and training at the search agency, said the victims were four navy officers and four rescuers.
He said the Indonesian-made Dauphin AS365 helicopter was airworthy.
The sudden eruption occurred while about 17 visitors were around the crater.













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