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.