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Indonesian Boeing 737 Crashes After Takeoff With 62 On Board

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Indonesian Boeing 737 Crashes After Takeoff With 62 On Board

Indonesian Boeing 737 Crashes After Takeoff With 62 On Board

JAKARTA, INDONESIA β€” Sixty-two people are presumed dead after a passenger plane went missing off Indonesia's coast shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Saturday, Jan.

9.

Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 departed from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 2:36 p.m.

Local time, nearly an hour after its scheduled departure time of 1:40 p.m.

Four minutes later, at 2:40 p.m., the Boeing 737-500 disappeared from radar, BBC News reports, citing Indonesia's transportation ministry.

Fishermen in the area told the Associated Press they heard an explosion, followed by a large splash in the water.

According to flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, the plane fell more than 3,000 meters, or 10,000 feet, in less than a minute.

According to reports there were 50 passengers on board β€” including seven children and three babies β€” along with six working crew and six other crew.

All were Indonesian.


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