BREAKING: Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air loses contact with passenger plane shortly after take-off from Jakarta

Post Date : January 9, 2021

Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared from radar after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia and crashed into the sea (as reported by local media) with 56 passengers (46 adults, seven children, and three infants) and six crew members on board.

Flight #SJ182 was operated by a Boeing 737-500 “classic” with registration number PK-CLC (MSN 27323). First flight for this aircraft was in May 1994 (26 years old).

ADS-B signal from flight # SJ182 was lost at 07:40:27 UTC time. The flight was en route from Jakarta to Pontianak in Indonesia.

More to follow

Sources: Flight Radar 24, AFP

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