SJ182 wake. FlightTrader 24 capture
An Indonesian domestic airliner carrying more than 60 passengers and crew members disappeared from the radar right after takeoff. In the sea area where the track was cut off, a piece of metal that is believed to be the debris of an aircraft is found, and the crash is certain.
On the 9th (local time), all communications from Sriwijaya Airlines’ SJ182 flight departing from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta and heading to Pontianak, Kalimantan (Borneo) Island, were cut off, Indonesia’s Antara News reported that day. The aircraft carried 62 passengers, including 56 passengers, 4 crew members and 2 pilots. Among them, 10 are underage passengers. According to flight information provider FlyTrader 24, the aircraft took off from Jakarta Airport at 2:36 pm on the same day and disappeared from the radar after passing an altitude of 10,000 feet at 2:40 pm, four minutes later.
In the area of Pulau Sribu (Thousand Islands) off the northern coast of Jakarta, where the wake was interrupted, an object that appears to be an aircraft fragment was found and a search team was dispatched. In the sea, it is said that debris such as electric wires inside the plane, clothes and hair that appear to be the victims’ belongings were found. Local media cited fishermen in the accident waters and reported that an explosion was heard in the sea.
The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation said, “There was a’loss of contact’ of the aircraft,” and “we are working with relevant authorities such as the National Transportation Safety Commission,” said Antara. Sri Wijaya Airlines announced that it is collecting detailed information in a statement.
An official from the Korean Embassy in Indonesia said, “There are no passengers who appear to be Korean names on the passenger list, but we are continuing to check them.” Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said immediately after the accident, “There seems to be no foreign passengers.”
The aircraft is a Boeing 737-500, introduced in May 1994, and has been used for about 26 years, FlightTrader 24 added. However, it is a different model from the Boeing 737 Max, which was suspended around the world due to the crash of Ryanair in 2018 and Ethiopian aircraft in 2019.
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