(Last Updated On: January 9, 2021)
A Boeing passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after taking off from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta on a domestic flight Saturday, Reuters reported adding that debris suspected to be from the plane has been found in the sea off the city.
Agus Haryono, an official with the country’s search and rescue agency Basarnas, told Reuters that suspected debris had been found in the waters off the city, but it “had not been confirmed that it came from the missing flight.”
Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 went missing over the Java Sea minutes after takeoff.
Indonesian flight with 62 onboard crashes, Navy routed to suspected crash site
Indonesian flight with 62 onboard crashes, Navy routed to suspected crash site
The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 headed to Pontianak in Indonesia crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta. Navy vessels have been routed to the suspected debris, officials said.
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Indonesian authorities have launched a search and rescue operation to confirm the location of a Boeing 737-500 classic which was headed from Jakarta to Pontianak. The aircraft, Sriwijaya Air SJ-182, was a Boeing 737-500 with the registration number PK-CLC (MSN 27323).
Passenger Plane Crash in Indonesia
January 9, 2021
62 passengers and crew are assumed dead after Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 a 737-500 (classic narrow-body airline jet) disappeared on a domestic flight on Saturday afternoon. The aircraft lost more than 10,000 feet in less than 60 seconds and debris has been found in the area.
Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 is a 737-500 (classic narrow-body airline jet) the aircraft in question is 26 years old. The airline had the highest certification of safety available in Indonesia.
Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said the Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta at about 1:56 p.m. and lost contact with the control tower at 2:40 p.m.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on a domestic flig