BY: THE JAKARTA WORLD
JANUARY 09, 2021
Jakarta. A Boeing 737-500 with 62 individuals onboard crashed shortly after launch from the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten on Saturday afternoon, a senior authorities has validated.
Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi validated when asked if the aircraft run by Sriwijaya Air has crashed after Air traffic control service reported that it lost contact with the airplane at 2: 40 p.m. Jakarta time, simply around four minutes after launch for Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan.
” It crashed near Laki Island,” the minister informed local news website Detk.com.
Found just 24 kilometers northwest of the airport, the island comes from Thousand Islands District, Jakarta.
A district authorities recognized as Surachman told Kompas.com regional fishermen had actually reported that they heard twin surges in the waters near the island. There was a heavy rain at the time of the event, he said.
According to the guest manifest, the plane carried 62 individuals consisting of 12 cabin crews, Minister Budi stated.
Sriwijaya Air stated it was still gathering information from the ground and stated it would quickly release an official statement.
Data shared by Flightradar, a Swedish internet-based flight tracker, revealed the Boeing 737-524 airplane lost more than 10,000 feet of elevation in less than one minute.
The airplane was 26 years old, starting operation in May 1994, Flightradar data revealed.
Sriwijaya has actually run the airplane because 2012.
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