Indonesia plane crash Update : 62 people were aboard….Human limbs and debris found from the accident site, rescue continues

 

Indonesia plane crash: 62 people were aboard….Human limbs and debris found from the accident site, rescue continues

International Desk: A few minutes after a domestic flight from Indonesia's capital Jakarta, a passenger plane of Srivijay Air lost contact with the Air Traffic Controller on Saturday.  The aircraft had a total of 62 passengers, including 12 crew members.

At the same time, according to media reports, there is a possibility of the plane crashing.  According to reports, the plane crashed in the Java Sea.  Human organs and debris have been found near the sea.  Authorities have confirmed this.

On Saturday, Indonesia's Transport Minister Budi Kariya Sumadi said that flight number 'SJ182' had flown an hour late at 2:36 pm local time, which lost contact with the radar about four minutes later.  Earlier, the pilot approached the air traffic controller to go to a height of 29,000 feet.  According to the statement issued by the airline, the aircraft flew from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo, Indonesia.

Detailed Information

Highlights:

·      A passenger plane crashes after flying from Indonesia's capital Jakarta

·      Contact was cut off from Srikijaya Air's Boeing 737 flight en route to Jakarta to West Kalimantan province

·      62 people on board are suspected to be killed, including 12 crew members

About Jakarta

 Srivijaya Air, a flight from Indonesia's capital Jakarta, has crashed into the sea.  Indonesian transport minister Budi Karaya confirmed the plane crash, saying flight number SJ182 had been an accident 20 kilometers from Jakarta Airport.  The plane had 50 passengers in addition to 12 crew members.  The aircraft has crashed near Laki Island, Indonesia.

Pictures of the wreckage of this plane were becoming viral in Indonesia's social media several hours ago.  However, there was no official confirmation of the crash of the aircraft then.  Earlier in 2018, Indonesia's Lion Air flight crashed into the sea, killing 189 people.

This aircraft is 26 years old

 According to the aircraft's registration number, the 26-year-old Boeing 737-500 series being reported as missing is of the aircraft.  Which flew from Jakarta's Socarno-Hatta Airport on Saturday evening.  Air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft only four minutes after takeoff.  Since which search and rescue operations were started

Government's silence on the number of casualties

 The government of Indonesia has maintained silence on the number of people who died in the accident.  Relief and rescuers have reached the site of the accident, but they have not found any survivors yet.  An official said that only after researching the bodies of the passengers will the government be able to tell anything about the number of dead.

Aircraft came down 10 thousand feet in 1 minute

 FlightRadar24 tracked the aircraft down to a height of 10,000 feet in just one minute.  After which the possibility of any untoward had increased.  If an aircraft comes down so fast, it increases the chances of crashing.

Budget airline is Srivijay Air

Srivijay Air is a local budget airline of Indonesia.  Which provides air services to Indonesian and other Southeast Asian destinations.  The company said it was still gathering information about the flight.  According to the report, the aircraft is not Boeing's 737 Max, which has been involved in two major accidents in recent years.

Indonesia's flight crashed in 2018 too

In October 2018, a flight of Indonesian Lion Air crashed into the sea.  In which 189 people involved in the aircraft were killed.  The aircraft was also a victim of an accident at sea 12 minutes after taking off from the capital Jakarta.

Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft has been in controversy

The aircraft which has gone missing from Jakarta is also being described as Boeing's 737 series, although it is not Max.  Max has been raising questions about the safety of the aircraft even before.  The news even came that Boeing is considering to stop production of this aircraft.

What is the problem in this plane

 The biggest problem lies in its engine.  Even though fuel is saved, the engine itself may reduce its speed and cause the ship to shut down.  To overcome this problem, the company has deployed a software named MCAS.  But many times this software also gives wrong instructions, due to which the chances of crashing the ship increases.