Jakarta: The passenger plane of Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air, that lost contact soon after the takeoff, has crashed in water not far from Jakarta on Saturday, Xinhua reported citing local TV.
Human body parts and debris of the plane were found, said Captain EKo Surya Hadi, commander of Trisula coast guard ship. The flight was carrying 59 passengers, including six children, reported Indonesian newspaper Republika.
Earlier it was reported, Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air lost contact with a Boeing 737-500.
The plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
It was heading to Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan.
As per media reports, fishermen found what appeared to be the wreckage of an aircraft in waters north of Jakarta and a search operation is underway. Other news channels showed images of suspected wreckage.
Indonesian Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said the Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta at about 1:56 p.m. and lost contact with the control tower at 2:40 p.m.
According to Flightradar24, a Swedish internet-based service that shows real-time commercial aircraft flight tracking information on a map, Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than one minute, about 4 minutes after departure from Jakarta.
(with Agency inputs)
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