by Haeril HALIM The crew of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed off Jakarta at the weekend with 62 people aboard did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before it suddenly plunged into the sea, an investigator said Monday.
The crew of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed off Jakarta at the weekend with 62 people aboard did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before it suddenly plunged into the sea, an investigator said Monday.
The preliminary data suggested it was “most likely” that the plane was intact when it hit the water Saturday, he added.His comments came as divers searched waters off Jakarta for black boxes — cockpit voice and flight data recorders — that could be crucial to help explain why the plane went down.There were 62 Indonesian passengers and crew aboard the half-full flight, including 10 children.
Body bags filled with human remains are being taken to a police hospital where investigators hope to identify victims by matching DNA from their remains to living relatives. “ had planned to go back to Pontianak on Sunday but changed his mind and decided to fly on Saturday instead,” Akbar told AFP.Black box data
The devices record information about the speed, altitude and direction of the plane as well as flight crew conversations.The probe into Saturday’s crash is likely to take months.