Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was a flight that was supposed to go from Jakarta to Pontianak, another city in Indonesia. On 9 January 2021, the flight crashed into the sea four minutes after leaving the airport. There were 62 people on the plane. Everyone on board was killed.[5]
;_@CGK2017_(cropped).jpg) PK-CLC, the aircraft involved in the accident, in December 2017 (its livery was later changed).[1] | |
| Crash summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 January 2021 |
| Summary | Crashed; under investigation (Search ongoing) |
| Place | Somewhere over Laki Island, Near Thousand Islands, Java Sea 05°57′36″S 106°34′30″E / 5.96000°S 106.57500°ECoordinates: 05°57′36″S 106°34′30″E / 5.96000°S 106.57500°E |
| Passengers | 50 |
| Crew | 12 (including 6 non-operating crew)[2][3][4] |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-524 |
| Aircraft name | Citra |
| Airline/user | Sriwijaya Air |
| Registration | PK-CLC |
| Flew from | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Flying to | Supadio International Airport, Pontianak, Borneo / Kalimantan Island, Indonesia |
Flight
The flight was supposed to take off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport at 13:25 local time and arrive at Supadio International Airport on the island of Java in Pontianak at 15:00 local time. Pontianak is the capital of the province of West Kalimantan and is on the island of Borneo.[6]
The flight took off at 14:36, much later than it was supposed to. Four minutes later, it lost radar contact with people at the airport.
Passengers
There were 62 people on the plane. 50 of them were passengers while 12 of them were crew members.
Search and rescue
People who went to the area found parts of the plane, jet fuel, things that belonged to passengers, and body parts there.
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 Media
Recovered debris displayed in front of rescue personnel as BASARNAS gave daily updates on the search and rescue operation
KOPASKA showing efforts to search the remains
Footage from KOPASKA showing efforts to search the remains of the Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 (2)
Superimposed ADS-B flight profile and weather data from BMKG
References
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Photo of Boeing 737-524 (WL) PK-CLC - Aviation Safety Network". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ↑ "Kemenhub: Ada 50 Penumpang dan 12 Kru di Pesawat Sriwijaya Air yang Hilang Kontak". Kompas. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ "Manifest Sriwijaya Air SJ-182: 50 Penumpang, 6 Kru Aktif dan 6 Ekstra Kru". Liputan6. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ "Menhub: Sriwijaya Air SJ182 Angkut 50 Penumpang dan 12 Kru". Kompas. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ "Indonesia crash: Sriwijaya Air plane's flight data recorder retrieved". BBC News. 12 January 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55628294. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "PK-CLC Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-524(WL)". Planespotters. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.