SilkAir Flight 185 [SEP] point in time
SilkAir Flight 185
SilkAir Flight 185 was a scheduled SilkAir passenger flight operated by a Boeing 737-300 from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Singapore, that crashed into the Musi River near Palembang in southern Sumatra, on 19 December 1997, killing all 97 passengers and seven crew on board.
The cause of the crash was independently investigated by two agencies in two countries: the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). The NTSB, which had jurisdiction based on
SilkAir 185: Pilot Suicide?
SilkAir 185: Pilot Suicide? is a documentary film by Hong Kong-based independent production company APV. Its subject is the crash of SilkAir Flight 185. The 60-minute documentary features interviews with air crash investigators who were involved in the case, relatives of those who were killed in the disaster, and lawyers who brought suit on behalf of the victims' families as well. The documentary features recreations of the events leading up to the crash, and computer simulations of the crash itself.