SilkAir Flight 185
On December 19, 1997 a SilkAir Boeing 737-300 operated as SilkAir Flight 185 was a flight from Jakarta to Singapore with 97 passengers and 7 crew members on-board, which crashed into the Musi River for unknown reasons killing all 104 people on-board.
Computerized image that recreates the moment of the accident. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 December 1997 |
| Summary | Cause disputed:
|
| Site | Musi River, Palembang, Indonesia 2°27′30″S 104°56′12″E / 2.45833°S 104.93667°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-36N |
| Operator | SilkAir |
| Registration | 9V-TRF |
| Flight origin | Soekarno–Hatta Int'l Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Destination | Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore |
| Occupants | 104 |
| Passengers | 97 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 104 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The cause of the crash remains disputed for the National Transportation Safety Committee, but the National Transportation Safety Board concludes the crash as a pilot suicide by the captain. But the Los Angeles Court thinks that the cause of the crash was a rudder malfunction.
Passengers and crew
SilkAir issued a press release on 19 December 1997 with a passenger count by nationality,[1] and another the following day with crew details and a complete passenger manifest.[2]
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 40 | 6 | 46 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Mexico | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| United States | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| France | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Belgium | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 7 | 104 |
References
- ↑ "Report No. 3, Friday 19 December 1997, 2145hrs (Singapore time)" (Press release). SilkAir. 1997-12-19. Archived from the original on 1998-02-24. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ↑ "Report No. 7, Saturday 20 December 1997, 1100 hrs (Singapore time)" (Press release). SilkAir. 1997-12-20. Archived from the original on 1998-02-24. Retrieved 2021-11-03.