For the past few years, the Indonesian Government had only concentrated its development on the island of Java and Sumatra, causing a massive difference in the infrastructure of those on the west and those on the east.

In September 2016, to decrease the oil price in Puncak Regency, the government bought a DHC-4 Caribou to the region.

[19] On 1 November 2016, the smoldering wreckage was found on the side of Ilaga Pass, at an elevation of 12,800 feet (3,900 m)[20] in Jila District,[21] approximately 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) from Jila and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) from Ilaga.

[22] After the discovery, two helicopters were deployed to evacuate the bodies from the crash site and bring them to Timika, where a procession was held to honour the victims.

[23] The National Transportation Safety Committee was ordered to investigate the crash and had received the debris of the aircraft.

[25] [26] The interim report included a recommendation to Perkumpulan Penerbangan Alfa Indonesia "to comply the DGCA Safety Circular number SE.24 of 2016".