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The Tragic Story of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
The looming threat of disaster often stems from a confluence of failures, be they technical, procedural, or human. This principle was tragically illustrated on January 9, 2021, when Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 careened out of control just four minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Boeing 737-500, with its 56 passengers and six crew members, plummeted towards the Java Sea, leaving a haunting unanswered question: How did this flight, which was supposed to last an hour and a half, end in tragedy so swiftly?