Indonesian plane SJ182 with 62 passengers goes missing, feared crashed

Jan. 9: An Indonesian plane with 62 people on board lost contact shortly after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Saturday. The low-cost carrier Sriwijaya Air’s SJ182 aircraft was en-route to Pontianak, the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. Data from FlightRadar24 said the plane reached an altitude of nearly 11,000 feet (3,350 metres) before dropping to 250 feet.

The plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport and was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia’s Borneo island. There were 56 passengers and six crew members onboard. FlightRadar24 data showed the plane was a Boeing 737-500 series.

In a recent update, rescuers said suspected debris had been found in the sea off the city. Agus Haryono told Reuters it had not been confirmed that the debris came from Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182, which lost contact after taking off.

The aircraft was 27 years old, according to registration details included in the Flightradar24 tracking data.