Breaking: Contact Lost With Sriwijaya Boeing 737-500 After Take Off

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4 years ago

Story last updated 11:04UTC, more details to follow.

Breaking – It has emerged that, earlier today, a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 lost radar contact shortly after departing the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

The aircraft in question was one of the 19 Boeing 737s in Sriwijaya Air’s fleet. Photo: Getty Images

Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 was a domestic flight from Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Pontianak Supadio International Airport (PNK). It was operated by a 26-year old Boeing 737-500 registered PK-CLC.

Data from tracking website FlightRadar24.com suggests that it had reached almost 11,000 feet on its climb northwards over the Java Sea, before losing almost all of this height within a minute. Radar contact was lost at 07:40 UTC, when the aircraft was at an altitude of just 250 feet.

The flight was climbing to the north over the Java Sea when it lost radar contact having descended over 10,000 feet in less than a minute. Image: FlightRadar24.com

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