Updated Feb 10, 2021 · 03:25 pm
Rescue workers inspect recovered debris at the port in Jakarta on January 10, during the search operation for Sriwijaya Air flight SJY182 which crashed after takeoff from Jakarta.
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Dany Krisnadhi / AFP
Indonesian investigators on Wednesday said that a malfunctioning throttle may have caused the pilots of the Sriwijaya Air plane to lose control, leading to the aircraft crashing into the sea on January 9, reported AP. All 62 people on board had died in the crash.
In a preliminary report, the National Transportation Safety Committee investigators provided details of the pilots’ struggle to fly the plane as soon as it was airborne. The investigators, however, also said that they were struggling to understand why the plane nosedived into the Java sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta.