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Aviation => Aviation Accidents/Incidents => Topic started by: KB4TEZ on January 11, 2021, 06:34:54 AM

Title: Boeing plane crashes in Indonesia shortly after takeoff with 62 on board
Post by: KB4TEZ on January 11, 2021, 06:34:54 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/boeing-plane-crashes-in-indonesia-shortly-after-takeoff-with-62-on-board/ar-BB1cBCrw?li=BBnbfcL
thoughts with all the families


A passenger airplane crashed in the Java Sea in Indonesia on Saturday and search and rescue teams have said they found some of the debris."Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 lost more than 10.000 feet of altitude in less than one minute, about 4 minutes after departure from Jakarta," Flightradar24 tweeted Saturday morning.

Sixty-two people were on board the Sriwijaya Air flight en route from Jakarta to Pontianak in Indonesia, according to the airline. Sriwijaya Air confirmed the aircraft was manned by six active crew members. It had 40 adult passengers, 7 child passengers and three babies, with six extra crew members on board as passengers.Authorities confirmed all on board were Indonesian citizens.

The flight departed from Jakarta at 2:36 p.m. local time, according to FlightRadar24. It then climbed to a maximum altitude of 10,900 feet before it began a steep descent. The airline confirmed it lost contact with the plane at 2:40 p.m. local.

Authorities said at a press conference that the aircraft was initially delayed for around half an hour due to heavy rain.