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Crash: Sriwijaya B735 at Jakarta, lost height and impacted Java Sea
- 101008 6y agoI didnt know avherald but what a great resource. Also, a bit scary that it seems to be daily accidents/incidents...
- fendy3002 6y agoFortunately most are minor problems. The C rated one is still kinda rare, especially on passengers flights.
- codetrotter 6y agoC means casualties or crash or something else?
- doktorhladnjak 6y agocrash
- Fabricio20 6y agoC marks an accident, that is potentially catastrophic (has the potential to kill everybody on board of an airplane) - a Crash. They actually answer that in their FAQ[0], third question. Was also trying to figure out what R meant. [0]: https://avherald.com/h?faq=&opt=0 https://avherald.com/h?faq=&opt=0
- FabHK 6y agoYes, C - Crash, A - Accident, I - Incident, N - News, R - Report (ie a regulator released an interim or final report on some accident), see the FAQ for delineation. I find it sort of comforting - there are minor incidents (rejected take-off, go-around, engine problems, fumes, cabin pressure, gear problem, ...) every single day, but almost all are resolved without loss of life. And, in all my flying, I've never even experienced one of those minor things (except an air return on the way to Yap). So, things are really pretty safe.
- neurotech1 6y agoAvHerald is one of my preferred sources of information regarding airline accidents. Additionally, several trusted aviation youtubers use it as a source of news related to accidents. Simon Hradecky, the site owner, very much sticks to the facts.
- implements 6y agoIn case you don’t know it, https://www.pprune.org/ https://www.pprune.org/ (Professional Pilots Rumour Network) is another go-to site for Aviation news and incidents - it’s heavier weight than the “rumour” part of the name suggests.
- snypher 6y agohttps://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/637944-737-500-missing-indonesia.html https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/637944-737-500-missing-i... is the thread related to this
- arnon 6y agoPrevious discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25699338 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25699338
- bullen 6y agoHas anyone considered that the kerosene quality might be to blame?
- phreeza 6y agoWhats the failure mode with bad kerosene? The rapid loss of height doesn't sound like a failed engine or similar.
- na85 6y agoTypically the crash investigation folks are open to considering every angle. Reputable airworthiness investigation programs will conduct a root cause analysis and compile a comprehensive report that can take months, sometimes even years. Until more evidence and/or debris is found it's pointless to speculate as to the cause.
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoI dont understand what this comment is supposed to accomplish. Its just a wild random guess?
- cjbprime 6y agoThat sounds like it would cause engine failure. If your engine fails at a reasonable altitude soon after takeoff, you don't suddenly nose-dive, you glide back in to land at the nearest airport as every pilot regularly trains for.
- vmception 6y agowow someone missed the flight because their PCR COVID test took a few hours longer to arrive
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- tutfbhuf 6y agoCompletely unrelated but it somehow reminds me of flight MH370.
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoHow? The only commonality is that its an Aviation incident that lost an entire hull, but thats common major aviation incidents. We know where this went down and already have debris. MH370 probably also didn't go down due to catastrophic hull failure, as it seems probable in this case.
- xwdv 6y agoWhat is going on with aircraft in this part of the world? Highly publicized crashes that claim hundreds of innocent lives for mysterious reasons. Is it just shitty airlines?
- cjbprime 6y agoYes, the accident rates do vary by country and airline, with factors like how experienced (in hours) the pilots are required to be, how well-trained they are, how old the aircraft are, how well-maintained they are, whether there is a robust safety culture in which people feel they can speak up against unsafe behavior both while in the air and on the ground..
- arnon 6y agoLots of factors go into it. The routes, air traffic control, politics and "respect" in the cockpit, maintenance procedures, weather, age of aircraft, etc. Developing countries have it bad on most of the fronts. However, sometimes it's just freak accidents...
- netsharc 6y agoBlack swan event? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory I can't remember the last air crash in SE Asia. Thousands of flights take off and land there safely every day... Edit to add: they're highly publicized because they're so rare. One of the last crashes in Indonesia I can recall is the 737MAX, and that's [Edit: Wrong info! It crashed October 2018!] almost 2 years ago (March 2019).
- vondur 6y agoYikes, some witnesses have reported the sounds of explosions. I wonder if it was from the aircraft hitting the water or something on the plane exploding before crashing into the ocean?
- medecau 6y ago... and the rumors start.