The crashed Boeing 737-524 near Jakarta passed through a thunderstorm during takeoff, Dany Saptiadi, a spokesman for the Indonesian Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics Agency, suggested.
"According to data from satellites, at 14:40 within a radius of 15 km from Chenkareng, rain clouds with a temperature of the upper limit of -70 ° C were recorded ... The plane must have got into a zone of strong turbulence when passing through them," the portal quotes Detik specialist.
In addition, he said that during the takeoff of the liner, showers were accompanied by lightning strikes, and the visibility was about 2 km.
At the same time, Dani Septiadi noted that this condition is suitable for takeoff or landing.
Recall that on January 9, after taking off from Jakarta airport, the Boeing 737-500 of Sriwijaya Air crashed.
The plane disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff and fell into the water near Lucky Island.
According to the Indonesian Navy, after the crash, the liner broke up into several fragments.
Rescuers said that the remains of the plane were found at a depth of 23 m.
“We find a lot of debris in the sea.
We believe that the plane has completely collapsed, ”said the representative of the Republic's Naval Forces Edi Tartayas.
On January 10, it also became known that the black boxes of the crashed plane were found.
In addition, according to the Indonesian media, on Sunday several bags with the remains of those killed in the crash were raised to the surface.
Rescuers also found part of the aircraft's fuselage, landing gear and seats.
From the data of the Flightradar24 portal, it follows that the plane lost 10 thousand feet (about 3 km) of altitude in about a minute.
Communication with the aircraft was lost approximately four minutes after takeoff.
From information in open sources, it follows that the crashed Indonesian airlines airliner made its first flight in May 1994.
At that time, the ship belonged to the American airline Continental Airlines.
In 2012, the aircraft entered the disposal of the Indonesian Sriwijaya Air.
In the course of studying the circumstances of the incident, it became known that the plane did not give an emergency signal.
There were 62 people on board, including 56 passengers and six crew members, the airline said.
However, Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Kariya Sumadi said 53 passengers and 12 crew members were on the liner.
All passengers of the plane were Indonesians, it follows from the statement of the head of the National Transport Safety Committee Soerjanto Thyahiono.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed his condolences over the crash.
“On behalf of the Indonesian government and people, I express my deep condolences over this incident,” Antara quoted him as saying.
Boeing has announced its readiness to provide Indonesia with the necessary assistance after the plane crash.
“We are aware of media reports from Jakarta regarding Sriwijaya Air SJ-182.
Our thoughts are with the crew, passengers and their families.
We are in contact with our airline customer and stand ready to support them during this difficult time, ”Boeing said on Twitter.
In addition, Interpol representatives announced their readiness to help the Indonesian government identify victims of the plane crash.
Secretary General of the organization Jurgen Stock told about it.
My thoughts are with the families and friends of all those on flight # SJY182.
@INTERPOL_HQ has offered to provide any Disaster Victim Identification support required by #Indonesia
- Jürgen Stock (@INTERPOL_SG) January 10, 2021
“In my mind, I am with the families and friends of those on the SJY182 flight.
Interpol offered to provide any necessary assistance in identifying victims at the request of Indonesia, ”he wrote on Twitter.
In addition, the authorities of Singapore and the United States expressed their intentions to assist in the search, decryption of flight recorders and investigation of the causes of the plane crash.
According to the deputy head of the National Transport Safety Committee of Indonesia, Nurkahio Utomo, Jakarta received a request from the Singapore Bureau of Transport Safety Investigation to provide the necessary assistance.
TASS reports.
Along with this, according to Utomo, actions have been coordinated with the US National Transportation Safety Board.
He noted that representatives of the American side "are ready to fly to Jakarta."
At the same time, the representative of the Indonesian department stressed that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has a ban on the entry of foreigners, therefore "it is necessary to separately decide on the possibility of the arrival of a group of experts."