Mystery Over Indonesia

Did an Airplane Crash - Where - Are there any Survivors?

The same week as a deadly ferry sinking that left hundreds of people dead off the coast of Indonesia, a flight went missing over this archipelago nation. International search and rescue teams are involved to find out where the aircraft is and what happened.

When did the crash / air tragedy occur?
Adam Air Flight KI-574 went missing on January 1, 2007.

Which airline was involved?
Adam Air, which is a low cost airline based in Indonesia and travels mostly within Indonesia.

What happened?
This is where the mystery begins. No one knows what really happened yet. The flight left Java island for North Sulawesi. Apparently there was no distress signal sent during the flight. The flight lost contact with air traffic controllers about halfway into its two hour flight.

What was the cause / Who is to blame?
Many are looking towards the flying conditions, especially the force of the winds in the air that day. The winds were believed to be gusting at a strong 80MPH. The pilots did change the course of the flight due to winds and storms enroute.

Any further safety issues?
None known at this time

Outcomes/Investigations
A large number of domestic and international parties are involved in investigating the situation, and searching for the plane and those on board. Some of the many parties include: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, General Electric, the U.S. and Indonesian Navy, among many others.

A deep sea probe for the aircraft has begun.

Information about the airline involved
Adam Air