SilkAir Flight 185

On December 19, 1997 a SilkAir Boeing 737-300 operated as SilkAir Flight 185 was a flight from Jakarta to Singapore with 97 passengers and 7 crew members on-board, which crashed into the Musi River for unknown reasons killing all 104 people on-board.

The cause of the crash remains disputed for the National Transportation Safety Committee, but the National Transportation Safety Board concludes the crash as a pilot suicide by the captain. But the Los Angeles Court thinks that the cause of the crash was a rudder malfunction.

Passengers and crew
SilkAir issued a press release on 19 December 1997 with a passenger count by nationality, and another the following day with crew details and a complete passenger manifest.

+ Victims' nationalities Nationality Passengers Crew Total  40  6  46  23  0  23  10  0  10   7  0   7   5  0   5   5  0   5   4  0   4   4  0   4   3  0   3   3  0   3   3  0   3   2  0   2   2  0   2   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0  1   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0   1   1  0   1   0  1   1 Total 97 7 104
References

Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the 1990s
Category:1997 in Asia