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.